diff --git a/admin/Makefile.am b/admin/Makefile.am
index 21d015780..a774b5825 100644
--- a/admin/Makefile.am
+++ b/admin/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ man_MANS = ktutil.1
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = ktutil
 
+# Install a symbolic link from ${sbindir}/ktutil to ${bindir}/ktutil for
+# backwards compatibility
+
+install-exec-hook::
+	$(LN_S) $(bindir)/ktutil $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/ktutil
+
 dist_ktutil_SOURCES =				\
 	add.c					\
 	change.c				\
diff --git a/kadmin/Makefile.am b/kadmin/Makefile.am
index 3ac6950a0..a736d7962 100644
--- a/kadmin/Makefile.am
+++ b/kadmin/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS += $(INCLUDE_libintl) $(INCLUDE_readline) $(INCLUDE_hcrypto) -I$(src
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = kadmin
 
+# Install a symbolic link from ${sbindir}/kadmin to ${bindir}/kadmin for
+# backwards compatibility
+
+install-exec-hook::
+	$(LN_S) $(bindir)/kadmin $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/kadmin
+
 libexec_PROGRAMS = kadmind
 
 man_MANS = kadmin.1 kadmind.8