diff --git a/iw-default-install-to-PREFIX-sbin.patch b/iw-default-install-to-PREFIX-sbin.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74c8e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iw-default-install-to-PREFIX-sbin.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+From f8a9dbbbde041fca098b579c3669819e8282577a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
+Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:17:39 -0400
+Subject: [iw PATCH] default install to $(PREFIX)/sbin
+
+The iw utility isn't generally useful to normal users, so move it to
+$(PREFIX)/sbin with other system management executables.
+
+Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
+---
+As "suggested" by Johannes... :-)
+
+ Makefile |    6 +++---
+ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index cb5fcc1..68bef4d 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
+ MAKEFLAGS += --no-print-directory
+ 
+ PREFIX ?= /usr
+-BINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/bin
++SBINDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/sbin
+ MANDIR ?= $(PREFIX)/share/man
+ PKG_CONFIG ?= pkg-config
+ 
+@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ check:
+ 
+ install: iw iw.8.gz
+ 	@$(NQ) ' INST iw'
+-	$(Q)$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+-	$(Q)$(INSTALL) -m 755 -t $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR) iw
++	$(Q)$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
++	$(Q)$(INSTALL) -m 755 -t $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR) iw
+ 	@$(NQ) ' INST iw.8'
+ 	$(Q)$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/
+ 	$(Q)$(INSTALL) -m 644 -t $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/ iw.8.gz
+-- 
+1.6.2.5
+
diff --git a/iw.spec b/iw.spec
index 7c6721d..97e3a11 100644
--- a/iw.spec
+++ b/iw.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           iw
 Version:        0.9.17
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        A nl80211 based wireless configuration tool
 
 Group:          System Environment/Base
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ BuildRequires: kernel-devel >= 2.6.24
 BuildRequires: libnl-devel >= 1.0
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig      
 
-Patch0:         iw-avoid-section-type-conflict-on-ppc64.patch
+Patch0:         iw-default-install-to-PREFIX-sbin.patch
+Patch1:         iw-avoid-section-type-conflict-on-ppc64.patch
 
 %description
 iw is a new nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices.
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ only because most new wireless devices being sold are now SoftMAC.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch0 -p1 -R
+%patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1 -R
 
 
 %build
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT PREFIX='' MANDIR=%{_mandir}
 
 
 %clean
@@ -41,11 +43,14 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%{_bindir}/%{name}
+/sbin/%{name}
 %{_datadir}/man/man8/iw.*
 %doc COPYING
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct  1 2009 John W. Linville <linville@redhat.com> 0.9.17-3
+- Install in /sbin
+
 * Fri Sep  4 2009 John W. Linville <linville@redhat.com> 0.9.17-2
 - Revert "separate commands into sections", section type conflicts on ppc64