diff --git a/obs-packaging/proxy/kata-proxy.spec-template b/obs-packaging/proxy/kata-proxy.spec-template
index 8986b47923..1b4b6560c2 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/proxy/kata-proxy.spec-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/proxy/kata-proxy.spec-template
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 %global IMPORTNAME %{DOMAIN}/%{ORG}/%{PROJECT}
 %global GO_VERSION @GO_VERSION@
 
-%if 0%{?suse_version}
-%define LIBEXECDIR %{_libdir}
-%else
-%define LIBEXECDIR %{_libexecdir}
-%endif
+%define LIBEXECDIR /usr/libexec
 
 %undefine _missing_build_ids_terminate_build
 Name:      kata-proxy
diff --git a/obs-packaging/shim/kata-shim.spec-template b/obs-packaging/shim/kata-shim.spec-template
index 4237d7a404..ae30e98b51 100644
--- a/obs-packaging/shim/kata-shim.spec-template
+++ b/obs-packaging/shim/kata-shim.spec-template
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@
 %global IMPORTNAME %{DOMAIN}/%{ORG}/%{PROJECT}
 %global GO_VERSION @GO_VERSION@
 
-%if 0%{?suse_version}
-%define LIBEXECDIR %{_libdir}
-%else
-%define LIBEXECDIR %{_libexecdir}
-%endif
+%define LIBEXECDIR /usr/libexec
 
 %undefine _missing_build_ids_terminate_build
 Name:      kata-shim
@@ -77,5 +73,6 @@ make install LIBEXECDIR=%{buildroot}%{LIBEXECDIR} COMMIT=@HASH@
 
 %files bin
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%{LIBEXECDIR}/kata-containers
+%dir %{LIBEXECDIR}
+%dir %{LIBEXECDIR}/kata-containers
 %{LIBEXECDIR}/kata-containers/kata-shim