diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b0e604f407..1597d0abbf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ install.docker-full: install.docker install.docker-docs
 
 .PHONY: install.systemd
 ifneq (,$(findstring systemd,$(BUILDTAGS)))
-PODMAN_UNIT_FILES = contrib/systemd/auto-update/podman-auto-update.service \
+PODMAN_UNIT_FILES = contrib/systemd/system/podman-auto-update.service \
 		    contrib/systemd/system/podman.service \
 		    contrib/systemd/system/podman-restart.service \
 		    contrib/systemd/system/podman-kube@.service \
@@ -995,16 +995,16 @@ PODMAN_UNIT_FILES = contrib/systemd/auto-update/podman-auto-update.service \
 install.systemd: $(PODMAN_UNIT_FILES)
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)${SYSTEMDDIR}  $(DESTDIR)${USERSYSTEMDDIR}
 	# User services
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/auto-update/podman-auto-update.service $(DESTDIR)${USERSYSTEMDDIR}/podman-auto-update.service
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/auto-update/podman-auto-update.timer $(DESTDIR)${USERSYSTEMDDIR}/podman-auto-update.timer
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman-auto-update.service $(DESTDIR)${USERSYSTEMDDIR}/podman-auto-update.service
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman-auto-update.timer $(DESTDIR)${USERSYSTEMDDIR}/podman-auto-update.timer
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman.socket $(DESTDIR)${USERSYSTEMDDIR}/podman.socket
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman.service $(DESTDIR)${USERSYSTEMDDIR}/podman.service
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman-restart.service $(DESTDIR)${USERSYSTEMDDIR}/podman-restart.service
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman-kube@.service $(DESTDIR)${USERSYSTEMDDIR}/podman-kube@.service
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman-clean-transient.service $(DESTDIR)${USERSYSTEMDDIR}/podman-clean-transient.service
 	# System services
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/auto-update/podman-auto-update.service $(DESTDIR)${SYSTEMDDIR}/podman-auto-update.service
-	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/auto-update/podman-auto-update.timer $(DESTDIR)${SYSTEMDDIR}/podman-auto-update.timer
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman-auto-update.service $(DESTDIR)${SYSTEMDDIR}/podman-auto-update.service
+	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman-auto-update.timer $(DESTDIR)${SYSTEMDDIR}/podman-auto-update.timer
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman.socket $(DESTDIR)${SYSTEMDDIR}/podman.socket
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman.service $(DESTDIR)${SYSTEMDDIR}/podman.service
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman-restart.service $(DESTDIR)${SYSTEMDDIR}/podman-restart.service
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/auto-update/podman-auto-update.service.in b/contrib/systemd/system/podman-auto-update.service.in
similarity index 100%
rename from contrib/systemd/auto-update/podman-auto-update.service.in
rename to contrib/systemd/system/podman-auto-update.service.in
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/auto-update/podman-auto-update.timer b/contrib/systemd/system/podman-auto-update.timer
similarity index 100%
rename from contrib/systemd/auto-update/podman-auto-update.timer
rename to contrib/systemd/system/podman-auto-update.timer