diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 35e694afad..6218989021 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2019-05-20  Florian Weimer  <fweimer@redhat.com>
+
+	* support/support.h (support_sbindir_prefix): Declare.
+	(support_install_rootsbindir): Update comment.
+	* support/Makefile (CFLAGS-support_paths.c): Define SBINDIR_PATH.
+	* support/support_paths.c (support_sbindir_prefix): Define.
+
 2019-05-20  Mike Crowe  <mac@mcrowe.com>
 
 	* support/timespec.c: Add backslash to correct newline in failure
diff --git a/support/Makefile b/support/Makefile
index 18d39f5a50..56c1ed43bb 100644
--- a/support/Makefile
+++ b/support/Makefile
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ CFLAGS-support_paths.c = \
 		-DINSTDIR_PATH=\"$(prefix)\" \
 		-DLIBDIR_PATH=\"$(libdir)\" \
 		-DBINDIR_PATH=\"$(bindir)\" \
+		-DSBINDIR_PATH=\"$(sbindir)\" \
 		-DROOTSBINDIR_PATH=\"$(rootsbindir)\"
 
 ifeq (,$(CXX))
diff --git a/support/support.h b/support/support.h
index 13076b75ba..d72f807477 100644
--- a/support/support.h
+++ b/support/support.h
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ extern const char support_libdir_prefix[];
 /* Corresponds to the install's bin/ directory.  */
 extern const char support_bindir_prefix[];
 /* Corresponds to the install's sbin/ directory.  */
+extern const char support_sbindir_prefix[];
+/* Corresponds to the install's sbin/ directory (without prefix).  */
 extern const char support_install_rootsbindir[];
 
 extern ssize_t support_copy_file_range (int, off64_t *, int, off64_t *,
diff --git a/support/support_paths.c b/support/support_paths.c
index 1fe32835b1..ff1df2bf20 100644
--- a/support/support_paths.c
+++ b/support/support_paths.c
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ const char support_bindir_prefix[] = BINDIR_PATH;
 # error please -DBINDIR_PATH=something in the Makefile
 #endif
 
+#ifdef SBINDIR_PATH
+/* Corresponds to the install's bin/ directory.  */
+const char support_sbindir_prefix[] = SBINDIR_PATH;
+#else
+# error please -DSBINDIR_PATH=something in the Makefile
+#endif
+
 #ifdef ROOTSBINDIR_PATH
 /* Corresponds to the install's sbin/ directory.  */
 const char support_install_rootsbindir[] = ROOTSBINDIR_PATH;