diff --git a/ethtool.changes b/ethtool.changes
index 4fa2e00..68d4121 100644
--- a/ethtool.changes
+++ b/ethtool.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb  8 13:00:21 UTC 2012 - rschweikert@suse.com
+
+- keep binary in /usr tree (UsrMerge project)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec 13 11:10:07 UTC 2011 - puzel@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ethtool.spec b/ethtool.spec
index 2fe6ee4..3310797 100644
--- a/ethtool.spec
+++ b/ethtool.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package ethtool
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -38,15 +38,22 @@ network interfaces.  See the man page for more details.
 %{suse_update_config -f}
 autoreconf -fi
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wformat-security -Wpointer-arith"
-%configure --sbindir=/sbin
+%configure
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
 %make_install
+#UsrMerge
+mkdir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/sbin
+ln -sf %{_sbindir}/ethtool  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/sbin
+#EndUserMerge
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
+#UsrMerge
 /sbin/ethtool
+#EndUserMerge
+%{_sbindir}/ethtool
 %{_mandir}/man8/ethtool.8*
 %doc AUTHORS COPYING NEWS README ChangeLog