diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/run_fpm.ts b/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/run_fpm.ts
index 7dff592eb9b83..cd39f6c7c256e 100644
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/run_fpm.ts
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/run_fpm.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ export async function runFpm(
     }
   };
 
+  const envFolder = type === 'rpm' ? 'sysconfig' : 'default';
+
   const args = [
     // Force output even if it will overwrite an existing file
     '--force',
@@ -140,6 +142,11 @@ export async function runFpm(
 
     // copy package configurations
     `${resolveWithTrailingSlash(__dirname, 'service_templates/systemd/')}=/`,
+
+    `${resolveWithTrailingSlash(
+      __dirname,
+      'service_templates/env/kibana'
+    )}=/etc/${envFolder}/kibana`,
   ];
 
   log.debug('calling fpm with args:', args);
diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/service_templates/systemd/etc/default/kibana b/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/service_templates/env/kibana
similarity index 100%
rename from src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/service_templates/systemd/etc/default/kibana
rename to src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/service_templates/env/kibana