diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.am b/daemon/Makefile.am
index b95a79da7b..bceaeb272c 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.am
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@ if WITH_SYSCTL
 install-sysctl:
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/sysctl.d
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/libvirtd.sysctl \
-	  $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/sysctl.d/libvirtd.conf
+	  $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/sysctl.d/60-libvirtd.conf
 
 uninstall-sysctl:
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/sysctl.d/libvirtd.conf
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/sysctl.d/60-libvirtd.conf
 	rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(prefix)/lib/sysctl.d || :
 else ! WITH_SYSCTL
 install-sysctl:
diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 4c11ab7bd4..e08c9e7aeb 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/systemtap/tapset/libvirt_qemu_probes.stp \
 %endif
 
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 5
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/lib/sysctl.d/libvirtd.conf
+rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_prefix}/lib/sysctl.d/60-libvirtd.conf
 %endif
 
 %clean
@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@ exit 0
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/libvirtd.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/virtlockd.conf
     %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 6
-%config(noreplace) %{_prefix}/lib/sysctl.d/libvirtd.conf
+%config(noreplace) %{_prefix}/lib/sysctl.d/60-libvirtd.conf
     %endif
 
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/libvirtd