diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d199190a40..9865b2d28e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ tapset_DATA =
 endif WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
 RPC_PROBE_FILES =
 LOGROTATE_FILES_IN =
-SYSCONF_FILES =
 
 include security/Makefile.inc.am
 include access/Makefile.inc.am
-include logging/Makefile.inc.am
 include locking/Makefile.inc.am
 include admin/Makefile.inc.am
 include vbox/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -205,23 +203,6 @@ libvirt_functions.stp: $(RPC_PROBE_FILES) $(top_srcdir)/scripts/gensystemtap.py
 
 endif WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
 
-install-sysconfig:
-	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig
-	for f in $(SYSCONF_FILES:%.sysconf=%) ; \
-	do \
-	  tgt=`basename $$f`; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$$f.sysconf \
-	      $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig/$$tgt; \
-	done
-
-uninstall-sysconfig:
-	for f in $(SYSCONF_FILES:%.sysconf=%) ; \
-	do \
-	  tgt=`basename $$f`; \
-	  rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig/$$tgt; \
-	done
-	rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig || :
-
 LOGROTATE_FILES := $(LOGROTATE_FILES_IN:remote/%.in=%)
 
 BUILT_SOURCES += $(LOGROTATE_FILES)
diff --git a/src/interface/Makefile.inc.am b/src/interface/Makefile.inc.am
index f6626c7f49..06bd8f820b 100644
--- a/src/interface/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/interface/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -3,9 +3,3 @@
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(INTERFACE_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 	$(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(INTERFACE_DRIVER_SOURCES))
-
-if WITH_INTERFACE
-
-SYSCONF_FILES += interface/virtinterfaced.sysconf
-
-endif WITH_INTERFACE
diff --git a/src/interface/meson.build b/src/interface/meson.build
index dbf0599b64..89e3ebdead 100644
--- a/src/interface/meson.build
+++ b/src/interface/meson.build
@@ -52,4 +52,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_INTERFACE')
     'name': 'virtinterfaced',
     'in_file': files('virtinterfaced.init.in')
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtinterfaced',
+    'file': files('virtinterfaced.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif
diff --git a/src/libxl/Makefile.inc.am b/src/libxl/Makefile.inc.am
index 9a33eb5f06..0031adb2ef 100644
--- a/src/libxl/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/libxl/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(LIBXL_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 
 if WITH_LIBXL
 
-SYSCONF_FILES += libxl/virtxend.sysconf
-
 INSTALL_DATA_DIRS += libxl
 
 install-data-libxl:
diff --git a/src/libxl/meson.build b/src/libxl/meson.build
index be644cab63..5c1a533cef 100644
--- a/src/libxl/meson.build
+++ b/src/libxl/meson.build
@@ -71,4 +71,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBXL')
     'name': 'virtxend',
     'in_file': files('virtxend.init.in'),
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtxend',
+    'file': files('virtxend.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif
diff --git a/src/locking/Makefile.inc.am b/src/locking/Makefile.inc.am
index 8a0ecd8d1f..02ce2fa7a7 100644
--- a/src/locking/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/locking/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # vim: filetype=automake
 
 RPC_PROBE_FILES += $(srcdir)/locking/lock_protocol.x
-SYSCONF_FILES += locking/virtlockd.sysconf
 
 INSTALL_DATA_DIRS += locking
 
diff --git a/src/locking/meson.build b/src/locking/meson.build
index f560c9b44b..1d42682d60 100644
--- a/src/locking/meson.build
+++ b/src/locking/meson.build
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
     'in_file': files('virtlockd.init.in'),
   }
 
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtlockd',
+    'file': files('virtlockd.sysconf'),
+  }
+
   if conf.has('WITH_SANLOCK')
     virt_helpers += {
       'name': 'libvirt_sanlock_helper',
diff --git a/src/logging/Makefile.inc.am b/src/logging/Makefile.inc.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 48cae3add1..0000000000
--- a/src/logging/Makefile.inc.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# vim: filetype=automake
-
-SYSCONF_FILES += logging/virtlogd.sysconf
diff --git a/src/logging/meson.build b/src/logging/meson.build
index a689ea5ab8..1f06a51e93 100644
--- a/src/logging/meson.build
+++ b/src/logging/meson.build
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
     'name': 'virtlogd',
     'in_file': files('virtlogd.init.in'),
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtlogd',
+    'file': files('virtlogd.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif
 
 log_inc_dir = include_directories('.')
diff --git a/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am b/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am
index 3cf6f96ea1..f65b1cdf6b 100644
--- a/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/lxc/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 
 if WITH_LXC
 
-SYSCONF_FILES += lxc/virtlxcd.sysconf
-
 if WITH_DTRACE_PROBES
 RPC_PROBE_FILES += $(srcdir)/lxc/lxc_monitor_protocol.x
 endif
diff --git a/src/lxc/meson.build b/src/lxc/meson.build
index 9117562e69..c8a5a9db9b 100644
--- a/src/lxc/meson.build
+++ b/src/lxc/meson.build
@@ -154,4 +154,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LXC')
     'name': 'virtlxcd',
     'in_file': files('virtlxcd.init.in'),
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtlxcd',
+    'file': files('virtlxcd.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index b6a10ac265..58687b331a 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ virt_daemon_units = []
 #   * in_file - source init file (required)
 openrc_init_files = []
 
+# sysconf_files
+#   install libvirt daemon sysconf files
+#   * name - daemon name (required)
+#   * file - source sysconf file (required)
+sysconf_files = []
+
 
 # list subdirectories
 
@@ -786,3 +792,11 @@ if conf.has('WITH_LIBVIRTD')
     endforeach
   endif
 endif
+
+foreach sysconf : sysconf_files
+  install_data(
+    sysconf['file'],
+    install_dir: sysconfdir / 'sysconfig',
+    rename: [ sysconf['name'] ],
+  )
+endforeach
diff --git a/src/network/Makefile.inc.am b/src/network/Makefile.inc.am
index 81971c64ed..2202903870 100644
--- a/src/network/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/network/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 	$(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(NETWORK_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 
 if WITH_NETWORK
-SYSCONF_FILES += network/virtnetworkd.sysconf
-
 INSTALL_DATA_DIRS += network
 
 UUID=$(shell uuidgen 2>/dev/null)
diff --git a/src/network/meson.build b/src/network/meson.build
index f6380e2505..1b2536cfab 100644
--- a/src/network/meson.build
+++ b/src/network/meson.build
@@ -71,4 +71,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_NETWORK')
     'name': 'virtnetworkd',
     'in_file': files('virtnetworkd.init.in'),
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtnetworkd',
+    'file': files('virtnetworkd.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif
diff --git a/src/node_device/Makefile.inc.am b/src/node_device/Makefile.inc.am
index e6fcbf6c9e..63d2548e11 100644
--- a/src/node_device/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/node_device/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -9,8 +9,3 @@ DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 	$(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(NODE_DEVICE_DRIVER_SOURCES)) \
 	$(NULL)
-
-
-if WITH_NODE_DEVICES
-SYSCONF_FILES += node_device/virtnodedevd.sysconf
-endif WITH_NODE_DEVICES
diff --git a/src/node_device/meson.build b/src/node_device/meson.build
index 386d8bc4a4..31e968a6d6 100644
--- a/src/node_device/meson.build
+++ b/src/node_device/meson.build
@@ -64,4 +64,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_NODE_DEVICES')
     'name': 'virtnodedevd',
     'in_file': files('virtnodedevd.init.in'),
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtnodedevd',
+    'file': files('virtnodedevd.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am b/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am
index 8fcd63cbbf..4df4756adf 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/nwfilter/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -11,6 +11,4 @@ if WITH_NWFILTER
 nwfilterxmldir = $(sysconfdir)/libvirt/nwfilter
 nwfilterxml_DATA = $(NWFILTER_XML_FILES)
 
-SYSCONF_FILES += nwfilter/virtnwfilterd.sysconf
-
 endif WITH_NWFILTER
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/meson.build b/src/nwfilter/meson.build
index e6667714b5..5e0ded5be0 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/meson.build
+++ b/src/nwfilter/meson.build
@@ -59,4 +59,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_NWFILTER')
     'name': 'virtnwfilterd',
     'in_file': files('virtnwfilterd.init.in'),
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtnwfilterd',
+    'file': files('virtnwfilterd.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif
diff --git a/src/qemu/Makefile.inc.am b/src/qemu/Makefile.inc.am
index ec3178c373..6d1e9e7814 100644
--- a/src/qemu/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/qemu/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(QEMU_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(QEMU_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 
 if WITH_QEMU
-SYSCONF_FILES += qemu/virtqemud.sysconf
 
 INSTALL_DATA_DIRS += qemu
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/meson.build b/src/qemu/meson.build
index f55018f3f5..8f8a8d6f54 100644
--- a/src/qemu/meson.build
+++ b/src/qemu/meson.build
@@ -155,4 +155,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_QEMU')
     'name': 'virtqemud',
     'in_file': files('virtqemud.init.in'),
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtqemud',
+    'file': files('virtqemud.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif
diff --git a/src/remote/Makefile.inc.am b/src/remote/Makefile.inc.am
index 73f7578ee5..14c7a8e414 100644
--- a/src/remote/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/remote/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ LOGROTATE_FILES_IN += \
 	remote/libvirtd.logrotate.in \
 	$(NULL)
 
-SYSCONF_FILES += \
-	remote/libvirtd.sysconf \
-	remote/virtproxyd.sysconf \
-	$(NULL)
-
 if WITH_LIBVIRTD
 
 INSTALL_DATA_DIRS += remote
diff --git a/src/remote/meson.build b/src/remote/meson.build
index f03368bd99..d7473eaeec 100644
--- a/src/remote/meson.build
+++ b/src/remote/meson.build
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ if conf.has('WITH_REMOTE')
       'confd': files('libvirtd.confd'),
     }
 
+    sysconf_files += {
+      'name': 'libvirtd',
+      'file': files('libvirtd.sysconf'),
+    }
+
     virt_daemons += {
       'name': 'virtproxyd',
       'c_args': [
@@ -199,6 +204,11 @@ if conf.has('WITH_REMOTE')
       'in_file': files('virtproxyd.init.in'),
       'confd': files('virtproxyd.confd'),
     }
+
+    sysconf_files += {
+      'name': 'virtproxyd',
+      'file': files('virtproxyd.sysconf'),
+    }
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/secret/Makefile.inc.am b/src/secret/Makefile.inc.am
index dd38e6888c..a60a6b507f 100644
--- a/src/secret/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/secret/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -3,7 +3,3 @@
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(SECRET_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 	$(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(SECRET_DRIVER_SOURCES))
-
-if WITH_SECRETS
-SYSCONF_FILES += secret/virtsecretd.sysconf
-endif WITH_SECRETS
diff --git a/src/secret/meson.build b/src/secret/meson.build
index 4b7c99ade5..0c7949aa41 100644
--- a/src/secret/meson.build
+++ b/src/secret/meson.build
@@ -41,4 +41,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_SECRETS')
     'name': 'virtsecretd',
     'in_file': files('virtsecretd.init.in'),
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtsecretd',
+    'file': files('virtsecretd.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif
diff --git a/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am b/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am
index 2357665978..d5438e8a71 100644
--- a/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/storage/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -3,7 +3,3 @@
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(STORAGE_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 	$(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(STORAGE_DRIVER_SOURCES))
-
-if WITH_STORAGE
-SYSCONF_FILES += storage/virtstoraged.sysconf
-endif WITH_STORAGE
diff --git a/src/storage/meson.build b/src/storage/meson.build
index 9940b0a73e..52b7b3b276 100644
--- a/src/storage/meson.build
+++ b/src/storage/meson.build
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ if conf.has('WITH_STORAGE')
     'name': 'virtstoraged',
     'in_file': files('virtstoraged.init.in'),
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtstoraged',
+    'file': files('virtstoraged.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif
 
 if conf.has('WITH_STORAGE_DISK')
diff --git a/src/vbox/Makefile.inc.am b/src/vbox/Makefile.inc.am
index 28bc3c4a58..6197c3172b 100644
--- a/src/vbox/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/vbox/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -4,7 +4,3 @@ DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += \
 	$(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(VBOX_DRIVER_SOURCES)) \
 	$(srcdir)/vbox/vbox_tmpl.c \
 	$(NULL)
-
-if WITH_VBOX
-SYSCONF_FILES += vbox/virtvboxd.sysconf
-endif WITH_VBOX
diff --git a/src/vbox/meson.build b/src/vbox/meson.build
index 4f9174152b..ddd53f9991 100644
--- a/src/vbox/meson.build
+++ b/src/vbox/meson.build
@@ -64,4 +64,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_VBOX')
     'name': 'virtvboxd',
     'in_file': files('virtvboxd.init.in'),
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtvboxd',
+    'file': files('virtvboxd.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif
diff --git a/src/vz/Makefile.inc.am b/src/vz/Makefile.inc.am
index 7e7d402a7f..380d1ffb83 100644
--- a/src/vz/Makefile.inc.am
+++ b/src/vz/Makefile.inc.am
@@ -2,8 +2,3 @@
 
 DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(VZ_DRIVER_SOURCES))
 STATEFUL_DRIVER_SOURCE_FILES += $(addprefix $(srcdir)/,$(VZ_DRIVER_SOURCES))
-
-
-if WITH_VZ
-SYSCONF_FILES += vz/virtvzd.sysconf
-endif WITH_VZ
diff --git a/src/vz/meson.build b/src/vz/meson.build
index 3c94fc907c..1f54c1f4d9 100644
--- a/src/vz/meson.build
+++ b/src/vz/meson.build
@@ -56,4 +56,9 @@ if conf.has('WITH_VZ')
     'name': 'virtvzd',
     'in_file': files('virtvzd.init.in'),
   }
+
+  sysconf_files += {
+    'name': 'virtvzd',
+    'file': files('virtvzd.sysconf'),
+  }
 endif