diff --git a/0001-cifs-utils-allow-specifying-rootsbindir-at-configure.patch b/0001-cifs-utils-allow-specifying-rootsbindir-at-configure.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6380fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-cifs-utils-allow-specifying-rootsbindir-at-configure.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+From d95afa999a612badd06a5e62cb78fb2c889ac743 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jeff Layton <jlayton@samba.org>
+Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:56:19 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] cifs-utils: allow specifying rootsbindir at configure time
+
+...via the $ROOTSBINDIR environment variable, and AC_ARG_VAR macro.
+The default is to use /sbin for this value, which only currently
+affects the installation location of mount.cifs.
+
+Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton <jlayton@samba.org>
+---
+ Makefile.am  |    2 +-
+ configure.ac |   10 +++++++++-
+ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
+index 6182965..924c99e 100644
+--- a/Makefile.am
++++ b/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra
+ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I aclocal
+ 
+-root_sbindir = "/sbin"
++root_sbindir = $(ROOTSBINDIR)
+ root_sbin_PROGRAMS = mount.cifs
+ mount_cifs_SOURCES = mount.cifs.c mtab.c resolve_host.c util.c
+ mount_cifs_LDADD = $(LIBCAP) $(CAPNG_LDADD)
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 4c715ab..02b1ef2 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(aclocal)
+ 
+ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+ 
+-# "with" options
++# "enable" options
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(cifsupcall,
+ 	[AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-cifsupcall],
+ 			[Create cifs.upcall binary @<:@default=yes@:>@])],
+@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(cifsacl,
+ 	enable_cifsacl=$enableval,
+ 	enable_cifsacl="maybe")
+ 
++# check for ROOTSBINDIR environment var
++if test -z $ROOTSBINDIR; then
++	ROOTSBINDIR="/sbin"
++	export ROOTSBINDIR
++fi
++
++AC_ARG_VAR(ROOTSBINDIR, [Location where files ordinarily under /sbin should be installed. Note: unaffected by --prefix. @<:@default=/sbin@:>@])
++
+ # Checks for programs.
+ AC_PROG_CC
+ AC_PROG_SED
+-- 
+1.7.7.6
+
diff --git a/cifs-utils.spec b/cifs-utils.spec
index 1661983..1fd3e86 100644
--- a/cifs-utils.spec
+++ b/cifs-utils.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ URL:            http://linux-cifs.samba.org/cifs-utils/
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}%{pre_release}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 Source0:        ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/linux-cifs/cifs-utils/%{name}-%{version}%{pre_release}.tar.bz2
+Patch0:		0001-cifs-utils-allow-specifying-rootsbindir-at-configure.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  libcap-ng-devel libtalloc-devel krb5-devel keyutils-libs-devel autoconf automake samba-winbind-devel
 Requires:       keyutils
@@ -26,9 +27,10 @@ file system.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}%{pre_release}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
-%configure --prefix=/usr
+%configure --prefix=/usr ROOTSBINDIR=%{_sbindir}
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
@@ -44,10 +46,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc
-/sbin/mount.cifs
 %{_bindir}/getcifsacl
 %{_bindir}/setcifsacl
 %{_bindir}/cifscreds
+%{_sbindir}/mount.cifs
 %{_sbindir}/cifs.upcall
 %{_sbindir}/cifs.idmap
 %{_mandir}/man1/getcifsacl.1.gz
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/request-key.d/cifs.spnego.conf
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 08 2012 Jeff Layton <jlayton@redhat.com> 5.3-2
+- move mount.cifs to /usr/sbin per new packaging guidelines
+
 * Sat Jan 28 2012 Jeff Layton <jlayton@redhat.com> 5.3-1
 - update to 5.3