--- a/misc/Makefile.in.orig	Thu Jun  8 16:20:48 2006
+++ b/misc/Makefile.in	Thu Jun  8 16:24:18 2006
@@ -288,11 +288,9 @@
 		echo "	INSTALL_DATA $(man5dir)/$$i"; \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(DESTDIR)$(man5dir)/$$i; \
 	done
-	@if ! test -f $(DESTDIR)/etc/mke2fs.conf; then \
-		echo "	INSTALL_DATA /etc/mke2fs.conf"; \
+		echo "	INSTALL_DATA $(root_sysconfdir)/mke2fs.conf.dist"; \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/mke2fs.conf \
-			$(DESTDIR)/etc/mke2fs.conf; \
-	fi
+			$(DESTDIR)$(root_sysconfdir)/mke2fs.conf.dist
 
 install-strip: install
 	@for i in $(SPROGS); do \