diff --git a/etc/default/Makefile.am b/etc/default/Makefile.am
index b88eb549493b..f061692c3855 100644
--- a/etc/default/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/default/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Substfiles.am
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Shellcheck.am
 
-initconf_SCRIPTS = zfs
+initconf_DATA = zfs
 
-SUBSTFILES += $(initconf_SCRIPTS)
+SUBSTFILES += $(initconf_DATA)
 
+SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS = $(initconf_DATA)
 SHELLCHECK_SHELL = sh
 SHELLCHECK_IGNORE = ,SC2034
diff --git a/etc/zfs/Makefile.am b/etc/zfs/Makefile.am
index 3dee81c75860..1fc57e15848d 100644
--- a/etc/zfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/zfs/Makefile.am
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ dist_pkgsysconf_DATA = \
 	vdev_id.conf.multipath.example \
 	vdev_id.conf.scsi.example
 
-pkgsysconf_SCRIPTS = \
+pkgsysconf_DATA = \
 	zfs-functions
 
-SUBSTFILES += $(pkgsysconf_SCRIPTS)
+SUBSTFILES += $(pkgsysconf_DATA)
 
+SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS = $(pkgsysconf_DATA)
 SHELLCHECK_SHELL = dash # local variables