diff --git a/data/control/Makefile.am b/data/control/Makefile.am
index ee4ba16cb..dd09f4394 100644
--- a/data/control/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/control/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	migration.sh migration.sh.in
-
 installdir = $(CONTROLDIR)
 
 install_SCRIPTS = \
@@ -9,7 +6,6 @@ install_SCRIPTS = \
 	deepstandby.on \
 	deepstandby.off \
 	inactivity.on \
-	migration.sh \
 	movieplayer.start \
 	movieplayer.end \
 	neutrino.start \
diff --git a/data/scripts/Makefile.am b/data/scripts/Makefile.am
index c8d186930..8852a3a05 100644
--- a/data/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	backup.sh backup.sh.in \
 	restore.sh restore.sh.in \
 	backup_flash.sh backup_flash.sh.in \
-	restore_flash.sh restore_flash.sh.in
+	restore_flash.sh restore_flash.sh.in \
+	migration.sh migration.sh.in
 
 installdir = $(bindir)
 
 install_SCRIPTS = \
 	backup.sh \
 	restore.sh \
+	migration.sh \
 	wakeup.sh \
 	install.sh 
 
diff --git a/data/control/migration.sh.in b/data/scripts/migration.sh.in
similarity index 95%
rename from data/control/migration.sh.in
rename to data/scripts/migration.sh.in
index 3f546f266..a7059e19c 100644
--- a/data/control/migration.sh.in
+++ b/data/scripts/migration.sh.in
@@ -60,6 +60,5 @@ for controlscript in $controlscripts; do
 	fi
 done
 
-# these control scripts hasn't counterparts in @CONTROLDIR_VAR@
 rm -f migration.sh
 rm -f flash.start
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index 9ae58da09..37fecaae3 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
 #define NEUTRINO_LEAVE_DEEPSTANDBY_SCRIPT "deepstandby.off"
 #define NEUTRINO_APP_START_SCRIPT "neutrino.start"
 
-// control scripts w/o counterparts in /var
-#define NEUTRINO_CONF_MIGRATION_SCRIPT CONTROLDIR "/migration.sh"
-
 #define COVERDIR_TMP "/tmp/.cover"
 #define LOGODIR_TMP "/tmp/.logo"
 
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 5c7760fd1..fa056e385 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,9 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::loadSetup(const char *fname)
 	int erg = 0;
 
 	// execute migration script before loading configfile
-	my_system(NEUTRINO_CONF_MIGRATION_SCRIPT);
+	std::string migration_sh = find_executable("migration.sh");
+	if (!migration_sh.empty())
+		my_system(migration_sh.c_str());
 
 	configfile.clear();
 	// load settings; setup defaults