diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/run_fpm.js b/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/run_fpm.js
index cb3c560d6725a..a47f91d905e35 100644
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/run_fpm.js
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/run_fpm.js
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@ export async function runFpm(config, log, build, type, pkgSpecificFlags) {
     // copy the data directory at /var/lib/kibana
     `${resolveWithTrailingSlash(fromBuild('data'))}=/var/lib/kibana/`,
 
-    // copy the generated pleaserun services for systemd and sysv into /etc/
+    // copy the generated pleaserun services for sysv into /etc/
     `${resolveWithTrailingSlash(__dirname, 'service_templates/sysv/etc')}=/etc/`,
-    `${resolveWithTrailingSlash(__dirname, 'service_templates/systemd/etc')}=/etc/`,
+    // copy the generated pleaserun services for systemd into /lib/
+    `${resolveWithTrailingSlash(__dirname, 'service_templates/systemd/lib')}=/lib/`,
   ];
 
   log.debug('calling fpm with args:', args);
diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/service_templates/systemd/etc/systemd/system/kibana.service b/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/service_templates/systemd/lib/systemd/system/kibana.service
similarity index 100%
rename from src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/service_templates/systemd/etc/systemd/system/kibana.service
rename to src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/service_templates/systemd/lib/systemd/system/kibana.service