diff --git a/srcpkgs/firebird/template b/srcpkgs/firebird/template
index a6041395f6c..3ff92fa51f0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/firebird/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/firebird/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ _build=0
 _uver=${version//./_}
 wrksrc="${pkgname^}-${version}-${_build}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--prefix=/usr/share/firebird --with-system-icu --with-system-editline"
+configure_args="--prefix=/usr/libexec/firebird --with-system-icu --with-system-editline"
 nocross=yes
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config icu"
 makedepends="boost-devel libedit-devel icu-devel ncurses-devel libatomic_ops-devel"
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ do_install() {
 	find gen/buildroot -type f -perm 0444 -exec chmod 0644 "{}" \;
 	find gen/buildroot -type f -perm 0555 -exec chmod 0755 "{}" \;
 
-	# Move some directories and files from /usr/share/firebird to /usr
+	# Move some directories and files from /usr/libexec/firebird to /usr
 	mkdir -p gen/buildroot/usr/bin
 	mkdir -p gen/buildroot/usr/include
 	mkdir -p gen/buildroot/usr/lib
-	mv gen/buildroot/usr/share/firebird/bin/fb_config gen/buildroot/usr/bin/
-	mv gen/buildroot/usr/share/firebird/include/* gen/buildroot/usr/include/
-	mv gen/buildroot/usr/share/firebird/lib/* gen/buildroot/usr/lib/
+	mv gen/buildroot/usr/libexec/firebird/bin/fb_config gen/buildroot/usr/bin/
+	mv gen/buildroot/usr/libexec/firebird/include/* gen/buildroot/usr/include/
+	mv gen/buildroot/usr/libexec/firebird/lib/* gen/buildroot/usr/lib/
 
 	# Re-create shared library symlinks in /usr/lib
 	for _lib in libfbclient libfbembed; do
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ do_install() {
 
 	# Modify fb_config for the /usr/include and /usr/lib paths
 	sed -i gen/buildroot/usr/bin/fb_config \
-		-e "s;/usr/share/firebird/include;/usr/include;g" \
-		-e "s;/usr/share/firebird/lib;/usr/lib;g"
+		-e "s;/usr/libexec/firebird/include;/usr/include;g" \
+		-e "s;/usr/libexec/firebird/lib;/usr/lib;g"
 
 	cp -pR gen/buildroot/* ${DESTDIR}/
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ libfbclient_package() {
 		done
 		vmove usr/lib/libgds.so.0
 		vmove usr/lib/libib_util.so
-		vmove usr/share/firebird/*.msg
+		vmove usr/libexec/firebird/*.msg
 		vlicense doc/license/IDPL.txt IDPL
 		vlicense doc/license/README.license.usage.txt LICENSE
 	}