diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 343e8788..2d47ab76 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ reboot_SOURCES     = reboot.c
 
 SYMLINK            = telinit init
 SUBDIRS            = plugins
-doc_DATA           = README.md LICENSE finit.conf services
-EXTRA_DIST         = README.md LICENSE ChangeLog.md finit.conf services
+doc_DATA           = README.md LICENSE finit.conf
+EXTRA_DIST         = README.md LICENSE ChangeLog.md finit.conf
 AM_CPPFLAGS        = -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE
 AM_CPPFLAGS       += -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600 -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE
 
diff --git a/services b/contrib/services
similarity index 68%
rename from services
rename to contrib/services
index a4a0f492..66a69738 100755
--- a/services
+++ b/contrib/services
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Alternative boot method for other distributions than Debian 6.0
-# Place this file in a /etc/finit.d/ directory. At boot finit will
-# run all files, using its built-in run_parts(), in that directory.
+# Place this file in a /etc/start.d/ directory and add the following
+# line to /etc/finit.conf:
+#
+# runparts /etc/start.d
+#
+# At boot finit will run all files, using its built-in run_parts(),
+# in that directory.
 #
 # Here we chain load Debian /etc/rcS.d and /etc/rc2.d directories
 # in sequence using the standard run-parts tool.