diff --git a/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec b/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
index d6cd39f26..b402486a1 100644
--- a/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
+++ b/contrib/redhat/openssh.spec
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/
 
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/pam.d/
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/rc.d/init.d
+install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/libexec/ssh
 install -m644 contrib/redhat/sshd.pam $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/pam.d/sshd
 install -m755 contrib/redhat/sshd.init $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd
 
diff --git a/contrib/suse/openssh.spec b/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
index 59e08d8a6..b6b3bf251 100644
--- a/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
+++ b/contrib/suse/openssh.spec
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/ssh/
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/pam.d/
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/sbin/init.d/
 install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/adm/fillup-templates
+install -d $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/libexec/ssh
 install -m644 sshd.pam.generic $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/pam.d/sshd
 install -m744 contrib/suse/rc.sshd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/sbin/init.d/sshd
 ln -s ../../sbin/init.d/sshd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/sbin/rcsshd