diff --git a/package/eudev/eudev.mk b/package/eudev/eudev.mk
index 1a56cfd2f0..3c22b13d86 100644
--- a/package/eudev/eudev.mk
+++ b/package/eudev/eudev.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ EUDEV_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 EUDEV_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-manpages \
-	--sbindir=/sbin \
 	--libexecdir=/lib \
 	--enable-kmod \
 	--enable-blkid
@@ -21,8 +20,14 @@ EUDEV_CONF_OPTS = \
 EUDEV_DEPENDENCIES = host-gperf host-pkgconf util-linux-libs
 EUDEV_PROVIDES = udev
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR),)
-EUDEV_CONF_OPTS += --with-rootlibdir=/lib --enable-split-usr
+ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_BIN),y)
+EUDEV_CONF_OPTS += --sbindir=/usr/bin
+else
+EUDEV_CONF_OPTS += --sbindir=/usr/sbin
+endif
+else
+EUDEV_CONF_OPTS += --sbindir=/sbin --with-rootlibdir=/lib --enable-split-usr
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_EUDEV_MODULE_LOADING),y)