diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 63f8250c..3dc8a99c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ else
 SUBDIRS           += test
 endif
 
-if BASH
-bashdir            = $(BASH_DIR)
-dist_bash_DATA     = initctl
-endif
 # Compat hook
 install-dev:
 	@make -C src install-pkgincludeHEADERS
diff --git a/contrib/Makefile.am b/contrib/Makefile.am
index a92cfcb4..649bf92e 100644
--- a/contrib/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/Makefile.am
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ bin_SCRIPT = service
 docsdir   := @docdir@/contrib
 docs_DATA  = README.md finit.conf procmon.sh
 EXTRA_DIST = $(docs_DATA)
+
+if BASH
+bashdir            = $(BASH_DIR)
+dist_bash_DATA     = initctl
+endif
diff --git a/initctl b/contrib/initctl
similarity index 100%
rename from initctl
rename to contrib/initctl