diff --git a/daemon/core/configservices/frrservices/services.py b/daemon/core/configservices/frrservices/services.py
index bc3c2610..30448b09 100644
--- a/daemon/core/configservices/frrservices/services.py
+++ b/daemon/core/configservices/frrservices/services.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class FRRZebra(ConfigService):
             "frr_bin_search", default="/usr/local/bin /usr/bin /usr/lib/frr"
         ).strip('"')
         frr_sbin_search = self.node.session.options.get(
-            "frr_sbin_search", default="/usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /usr/lib/frr"
+            "frr_sbin_search", default="/usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /usr/lib/frr /usr/libexec/frr"
         ).strip('"')
 
         services = []
diff --git a/daemon/core/services/frr.py b/daemon/core/services/frr.py
index e408afb0..13b4c42d 100644
--- a/daemon/core/services/frr.py
+++ b/daemon/core/services/frr.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class FRRZebra(CoreService):
             "frr_bin_search", '"/usr/local/bin /usr/bin /usr/lib/frr"'
         )
         frr_sbin_search = node.session.options.get(
-            "frr_sbin_search", '"/usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /usr/lib/frr"'
+            "frr_sbin_search", '"/usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /usr/lib/frr /usr/libexec/frr"'
         )
         cfg = f"""\
 #!/bin/sh
diff --git a/package/etc/core.conf b/package/etc/core.conf
index 874ba567..1923250d 100644
--- a/package/etc/core.conf
+++ b/package/etc/core.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ grpcport = 50051
 quagga_bin_search = "/usr/local/bin /usr/bin /usr/lib/quagga"
 quagga_sbin_search = "/usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /usr/lib/quagga"
 frr_bin_search = "/usr/local/bin /usr/bin /usr/lib/frr"
-frr_sbin_search = "/usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /usr/lib/frr"
+frr_sbin_search = "/usr/local/sbin /usr/sbin /usr/lib/frr /usr/libexec/frr"
 
 # uncomment the following line to load custom services from the specified dir
 # this may be a comma-separated list, and directory names should be unique