diff --git a/kmod.changes b/kmod.changes
index fab74bf..61d95ac 100644
--- a/kmod.changes
+++ b/kmod.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Mar 10 17:44:05 UTC 2012 - rschweikert@suse.com
+
+- place binary in /usr tree (UsrMerge project)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Mar  3 20:50:43 UTC 2012 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/kmod.spec b/kmod.spec
index 7f32a7c..3c898d2 100644
--- a/kmod.spec
+++ b/kmod.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
+
+
 Name:           kmod
 %define lname	libkmod2
 Summary:        Utilities to load modules into the kernel
@@ -91,20 +93,30 @@ autoreconf -fi;
 # The extra --includedir gives us the possibility to detect dependent
 # packages which fail to properly use pkgconfig.
 %configure --with-xz --with-zlib --includedir=%_includedir/%name-%version \
-	--with-rootlibdir=/%_lib --bindir=/bin
+	--with-rootlibdir=%{_libdir} --bindir=%{_bindir}
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
-b="%buildroot";
 %make_install
-rm -f "$b/bin"/kmod-*;
-rm -f "$b/%_libdir"/*.la;
+rm -f %buildroot/%_libdir/*.la
 
 # kmod-compat
-mkdir -p "$b/bin" "$b/sbin";
-ln -s kmod "$b/bin/lsmod";
+#UsrMerge
+mkdir -p %buildroot/bin 
+mkdir -p %buildroot/sbin
+mkdir -p %buildroot/%_lib
+ln -s %{_bindir}/kmod %buildroot/bin
+ln -s %{_bindir}/kmod %buildroot/bin/lsmod
 for i in depmod insmod lsmod modinfo modprobe rmmod; do
-	ln -s "/bin/kmod" "$b/sbin/$i";
+	ln -s %{_bindir}/kmod %buildroot/sbin/$i
+done;
+ln -s %_libdir/libkmod.so.2 %buildroot/%_lib
+ln -s %_libdir/libkmod.so.2.1.0 %buildroot/%_lib
+#EndUsrMerge
+mkdir -p %buildroot/%{_sbindir}
+ln -s %{_bindir}/kmod %buildroot/%{_bindir}/lsmod
+for i in depmod insmod lsmod modinfo modprobe rmmod; do
+	ln -s %{_bindir}/kmod %buildroot/%{_sbindir}/$i
 done;
 
 %check
@@ -116,12 +128,18 @@ make check
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_bindir}/kmod
+#UsrMerge
 /bin/kmod
+#EndUsrMerge
 %_mandir/man5/modules.dep.bin.5*
 
 %files -n %lname
 %defattr(-,root,root)
+%_libdir/libkmod.so.2*
+#UsrMerge
 /%_lib/libkmod.so.2*
+#EndUsrMerge
 
 %files -n libkmod-devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -131,6 +149,7 @@ make check
 
 %files compat
 %defattr(-,root,root)
+#UsrMerge
 /bin/lsmod
 /sbin/depmod
 /sbin/insmod
@@ -138,6 +157,14 @@ make check
 /sbin/modinfo
 /sbin/modprobe
 /sbin/rmmod
+#EndUsrMerge
+%_bindir/lsmod
+%_sbindir/depmod
+%_sbindir/insmod
+%_sbindir/lsmod
+%_sbindir/modinfo
+%_sbindir/modprobe
+%_sbindir/rmmod
 %_mandir/man5/depmod.d.5*
 %_mandir/man5/modprobe.d.5*
 %_mandir/man5/modules.dep.5*