diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e90a2eb5157d..ca2093781dc0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ endif
 
 CPPCHECKDIRS += etc/systemd/system-generators
 if CONFIG_USER
-SUBDIRS += . tests etc contrib
+SUBDIRS += . tests etc
 include $(srcdir)/%D%/cmd/Makefile.am
+include $(srcdir)/%D%/contrib/Makefile.am
 include $(srcdir)/%D%/lib/Makefile.am
 include $(srcdir)/%D%/man/Makefile.am
 include $(srcdir)/%D%/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ dist-hook:
 PHONY += codecheck $(CHECKS)
 codecheck: $(CHECKS)
 
-SHELLCHECKDIRS = contrib etc tests
+SHELLCHECKDIRS = etc tests
 SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS += autogen.sh
 
 PHONY += checkstyle
diff --git a/config/Substfiles.am b/config/Substfiles.am
index 7f069877a6ca..ce02ac9c7ef1 100644
--- a/config/Substfiles.am
+++ b/config/Substfiles.am
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 subst_sed_cmd = \
+	-e 's|@abs_top_srcdir[@]|$(abs_top_srcdir)|g' \
 	-e 's|@bindir[@]|$(bindir)|g' \
 	-e 's|@sbindir[@]|$(sbindir)|g' \
 	-e 's|@datadir[@]|$(datadir)|g' \
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ subst_sed_cmd = \
 	-e 's|@udevdir[@]|$(udevdir)|g' \
 	-e 's|@udevruledir[@]|$(udevruledir)|g' \
 	-e 's|@zfsexecdir[@]|$(zfsexecdir)|g' \
+	-e 's|@VERSION[@]|$(VERSION)|g' \
 	-e 's|@PYTHON[@]|$(PYTHON)|g' \
 	-e 's|@PYTHON_SHEBANG[@]|$(PYTHON_SHEBANG)|g' \
 	-e 's|@DEFAULT_INIT_NFS_SERVER[@]|$(DEFAULT_INIT_NFS_SERVER)|g' \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d4aa71e27d99..f536ff2fc2a4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -66,22 +66,6 @@ ZFS_AC_DEBUG_INVARIANTS
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	Makefile
-	contrib/Makefile
-	contrib/bash_completion.d/Makefile
-	contrib/bpftrace/Makefile
-	contrib/dracut/02zfsexpandknowledge/Makefile
-	contrib/dracut/90zfs/Makefile
-	contrib/dracut/Makefile
-	contrib/initramfs/Makefile
-	contrib/initramfs/conf.d/Makefile
-	contrib/initramfs/conf-hooks.d/Makefile
-	contrib/initramfs/hooks/Makefile
-	contrib/initramfs/scripts/Makefile
-	contrib/initramfs/scripts/local-top/Makefile
-	contrib/pam_zfs_key/Makefile
-	contrib/pyzfs/Makefile
-	contrib/pyzfs/setup.py
-	contrib/zcp/Makefile
 	etc/Makefile
 	etc/default/Makefile
 	etc/init.d/Makefile
diff --git a/contrib/Makefile.am b/contrib/Makefile.am
index 5ec13ece5327..fa51bd941d27 100644
--- a/contrib/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Shellcheck.am
+include $(srcdir)/%D%/bash_completion.d/Makefile.am
+include $(srcdir)/%D%/pyzfs/Makefile.am
+include $(srcdir)/%D%/zcp/Makefile.am
 
-SUBDIRS = bash_completion.d pyzfs zcp
 if BUILD_LINUX
-SUBDIRS += bpftrace dracut initramfs
+include $(srcdir)/%D%/bpftrace/Makefile.am
+include $(srcdir)/%D%/dracut/Makefile.am
+include $(srcdir)/%D%/initramfs/Makefile.am
 endif
-if PAM_ZFS_ENABLED
-SUBDIRS += pam_zfs_key
-endif
-DIST_SUBDIRS = bash_completion.d bpftrace dracut initramfs pam_zfs_key pyzfs zcp
 
-SHELLCHECKDIRS = bash_completion.d bpftrace dracut initramfs
+if PAM_ZFS_ENABLED
+include $(srcdir)/%D%/pam_zfs_key/Makefile.am
+endif
diff --git a/contrib/bash_completion.d/Makefile.am b/contrib/bash_completion.d/Makefile.am
index 0295843ebcbe..4f451fb1d82b 100644
--- a/contrib/bash_completion.d/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/bash_completion.d/Makefile.am
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-CLEANFILES =
-EXTRA_DIST =
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Substfiles.am
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Shellcheck.am
-
-bashcompletiondir = $(sysconfdir)/bash_completion.d
-
-noinst_DATA = zfs
-
-EXTRA_DIST += $(noinst_DATA)
-SUBSTFILES += $(noinst_DATA)
+noinst_DATA  = %D%/zfs
+EXTRA_DIST  += $(noinst_DATA)
+SUBSTFILES  += $(noinst_DATA)
 
 SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS += $(noinst_DATA)
-SHELLCHECK_SHELL = bash
+$(call SHELLCHECK_OPTS,$(noinst_DATA)): SHELLCHECK_SHELL = bash
diff --git a/contrib/bpftrace/Makefile.am b/contrib/bpftrace/Makefile.am
index 7194ec689205..5382f1e1de42 100644
--- a/contrib/bpftrace/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/bpftrace/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Shellcheck.am
-
-EXTRA_DIST = \
+EXTRA_DIST += $(addprefix %D%/, \
 	taskqlatency.bt \
-	zfs-trace.sh
+	zfs-trace.sh)
 
-SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS += zfs-trace.sh
+SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS += %D%/zfs-trace.sh
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/.gitignore b/contrib/dracut/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from contrib/dracut/90zfs/.gitignore
rename to contrib/dracut/.gitignore
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/02zfsexpandknowledge/.gitignore b/contrib/dracut/02zfsexpandknowledge/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fb6b964f058..000000000000
--- a/contrib/dracut/02zfsexpandknowledge/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-module-setup.sh
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/02zfsexpandknowledge/Makefile.am b/contrib/dracut/02zfsexpandknowledge/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 23fcc0a3c066..000000000000
--- a/contrib/dracut/02zfsexpandknowledge/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-CLEANFILES =
-EXTRA_DIST =
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Substfiles.am
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Shellcheck.am
-
-pkgdracutdir = $(dracutdir)/modules.d/02zfsexpandknowledge
-pkgdracut_SCRIPTS = \
-	module-setup.sh
-
-SUBSTFILES += $(pkgdracut_SCRIPTS)
-SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS += $(pkgdracut_SCRIPTS)
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/Makefile.am b/contrib/dracut/90zfs/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 28bedfb394e7..000000000000
--- a/contrib/dracut/90zfs/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-CLEANFILES =
-EXTRA_DIST =
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Substfiles.am
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Shellcheck.am
-
-pkgdracutdir = $(dracutdir)/modules.d/90zfs
-pkgdracut_SCRIPTS = \
-	export-zfs.sh \
-	module-setup.sh \
-	mount-zfs.sh \
-	parse-zfs.sh \
-	zfs-generator.sh \
-	zfs-load-key.sh \
-	zfs-needshutdown.sh \
-	zfs-lib.sh \
-	import-opts-generator.sh
-
-pkgdracut_DATA = \
-	zfs-env-bootfs.service \
-	zfs-snapshot-bootfs.service \
-	zfs-rollback-bootfs.service
-
-SUBSTFILES += $(pkgdracut_SCRIPTS) $(pkgdracut_DATA)
-
-# Provided by /bin/sleep, and, again, every implementation of that supports this
-CHECKBASHISMS_IGNORE = -e 'sleep only takes one integer' -e 'sleep 0.'
-SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS += $(pkgdracut_SCRIPTS)
diff --git a/contrib/dracut/Makefile.am b/contrib/dracut/Makefile.am
index 09805277ffb0..f0c103b0a4da 100644
--- a/contrib/dracut/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/dracut/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Shellcheck.am
+pkgdracut_02dir = $(dracutdir)/modules.d/02zfsexpandknowledge
+pkgdracut_02_SCRIPTS = \
+	%D%/02zfsexpandknowledge/module-setup.sh
 
-SUBDIRS = 02zfsexpandknowledge 90zfs
-SHELLCHECKDIRS = $(SUBDIRS)
+pkgdracut_90dir = $(dracutdir)/modules.d/90zfs
+pkgdracut_90_SCRIPTS = \
+	%D%/90zfs/export-zfs.sh \
+	%D%/90zfs/import-opts-generator.sh \
+	%D%/90zfs/module-setup.sh \
+	%D%/90zfs/mount-zfs.sh \
+	%D%/90zfs/parse-zfs.sh \
+	%D%/90zfs/zfs-generator.sh \
+	%D%/90zfs/zfs-lib.sh \
+	%D%/90zfs/zfs-load-key.sh \
+	%D%/90zfs/zfs-needshutdown.sh
 
-EXTRA_DIST = README.md
+pkgdracut_90_DATA = \
+	%D%/90zfs/zfs-env-bootfs.service \
+	%D%/90zfs/zfs-rollback-bootfs.service \
+	%D%/90zfs/zfs-snapshot-bootfs.service
+
+SUBSTFILES        += $(pkgdracut_02_SCRIPTS) $(pkgdracut_90_SCRIPTS) $(pkgdracut_90_DATA)
+SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS += $(pkgdracut_02_SCRIPTS) $(pkgdracut_90_SCRIPTS)
+# Provided by /bin/sleep, and, again, every implementation of that supports this
+$(call SHELLCHECK_OPTS,$(pkgdracut_90_SCRIPTS)): CHECKBASHISMS_IGNORE = -e 'sleep only takes one integer' -e 'sleep 0.'
+
+EXTRA_DIST += $(addprefix %D%/,README.md)
diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/Makefile.am b/contrib/initramfs/Makefile.am
index 5ee8e16a0a21..6917b517f330 100644
--- a/contrib/initramfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/initramfs/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,39 @@
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Shellcheck.am
+i_tdir = /usr/share/initramfs-tools
+dist_i_t_SCRIPTS = \
+	%D%/zfsunlock
 
-initrddir = /usr/share/initramfs-tools
 
-dist_initrd_SCRIPTS = \
-	zfsunlock
+i_t_confhooks_ddir = $(i_tdir)/conf-hooks.d
+dist_i_t_confhooks_d_DATA = \
+	%D%/conf-hooks.d/zfs
 
-SUBDIRS = conf.d conf-hooks.d hooks scripts
-SHELLCHECKDIRS = hooks scripts
 
-EXTRA_DIST = README.md
+i_t_conf_ddir = $(i_tdir)/conf.d
+dist_i_t_conf_d_DATA = \
+	%D%/conf.d/zfs
+
+
+i_t_hooksdir = $(i_tdir)/hooks
+i_t_hooks_SCRIPTS = \
+	%D%/hooks/zfs \
+	%D%/hooks/zfsunlock
+
+SUBSTFILES += $(i_t_hooks_SCRIPTS)
+
+
+i_t_scriptsdir = $(i_tdir)/scripts
+dist_i_t_scripts_SCRIPTS = \
+	%D%/scripts/zfs
+
+
+i_t_scripts_localtopdir = $(i_t_scriptsdir)/local-top
+dist_i_t_scripts_localtop_SCRIPTS = \
+	%D%/scripts/local-top/zfs
+
+
+i_t_check_scripts    = $(dist_i_t_SCRIPTS) $(i_t_hooks_SCRIPTS) $(dist_i_t_scripts_SCRIPTS) $(dist_i_t_scripts_localtop_SCRIPTS)
+SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS   += $(i_t_check_scripts)
+$(call SHELLCHECK_OPTS,$(i_t_check_scripts)): SHELLCHECK_SHELL = sh
+
+
+EXTRA_DIST += $(addprefix %D%/,README.md)
diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/conf-hooks.d/Makefile.am b/contrib/initramfs/conf-hooks.d/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index f84ba5cc7e37..000000000000
--- a/contrib/initramfs/conf-hooks.d/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-confhooksddir = /usr/share/initramfs-tools/conf-hooks.d
-
-dist_confhooksd_DATA = \
-	zfs
diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/conf.d/Makefile.am b/contrib/initramfs/conf.d/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ef27e0aa1ce..000000000000
--- a/contrib/initramfs/conf.d/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-confddir = /usr/share/initramfs-tools/conf.d
-
-dist_confd_DATA = \
-	zfs
diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/hooks/Makefile.am b/contrib/initramfs/hooks/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index e872c0a00b1d..000000000000
--- a/contrib/initramfs/hooks/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-CLEANFILES =
-EXTRA_DIST =
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Substfiles.am
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Shellcheck.am
-
-hooksdir = /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks
-
-hooks_SCRIPTS = \
-	zfs \
-	zfsunlock
-
-SUBSTFILES += $(hooks_SCRIPTS)
-SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS += $(hooks_SCRIPTS)
diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/Makefile.am b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b48f2056888..000000000000
--- a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Shellcheck.am
-
-scriptsdir = /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts
-
-dist_scripts_SCRIPTS = \
-	zfs
-
-SUBDIRS = local-top
-
-SHELLCHECKDIRS = $(SUBDIRS)
-SHELLCHECK_SHELL = sh
-SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS += $(dist_scripts_SCRIPTS)
diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/local-top/Makefile.am b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/local-top/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index f64665f4b27b..000000000000
--- a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/local-top/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Shellcheck.am
-
-localtopdir = /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/local-top
-
-dist_localtop_SCRIPTS = \
-	zfs
-
-SHELLCHECKSCRIPTS += $(dist_scripts_SCRIPTS)
diff --git a/contrib/pam_zfs_key/Makefile.am b/contrib/pam_zfs_key/Makefile.am
index bcb60b71ce41..aaa608b7da2b 100644
--- a/contrib/pam_zfs_key/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/pam_zfs_key/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
+%C%_pam_zfs_key_la_CFLAGS  = $(AM_CFLAGS)
+%C%_pam_zfs_key_la_CFLAGS += $(LIBCRYPTO_CFLAGS)
 
-AM_CFLAGS += $(LIBCRYPTO_CFLAGS)
+pammodule_LTLIBRARIES = %D%/pam_zfs_key.la
 
-pammodule_LTLIBRARIES = pam_zfs_key.la
+%C%_pam_zfs_key_la_SOURCES = %D%/pam_zfs_key.c
 
-pam_zfs_key_la_SOURCES = pam_zfs_key.c
+%C%_pam_zfs_key_la_LIBADD = \
+	libnvpair.la \
+	libuutil.la \
+	libzfs.la \
+	libzfs_core.la
 
-pam_zfs_key_la_LIBADD = \
-	$(abs_top_builddir)/libnvpair.la \
-	$(abs_top_builddir)/libuutil.la \
-	$(abs_top_builddir)/libzfs.la \
-	$(abs_top_builddir)/libzfs_core.la
+%C%_pam_zfs_key_la_LIBADD += -lpam $(LIBCRYPTO_LIBS)
 
-pam_zfs_key_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0 -avoid-version -module -shared
+%C%_pam_zfs_key_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0 -avoid-version -module -shared
 
-pam_zfs_key_la_LIBADD += -lpam $(LIBCRYPTO_LIBS)
-
-dist_pamconfigs_DATA = zfs_key
+dist_pamconfigs_DATA = %D%/zfs_key
diff --git a/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am b/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am
index fa1bb32ce2eb..1bcbfd042bc1 100644
--- a/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/pyzfs/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = libzfs_core setup.py.in README LICENSE docs
+EXTRA_DIST += $(addprefix %D%/,libzfs_core README LICENSE docs)
+SUBSTFILES += %D%/setup.py
 
 if PYZFS_ENABLED
-all:
-
-all-local:
-	$(PYTHON) setup.py build
+ALL_LOCAL += pyzfs-all-local
+pyzfs_V_1 = -v
+pyzfs-all-local: %D%/setup.py
+	cd %D% && $(PYTHON) setup.py -q $(pyzfs_V_$(V)) egg_info -e . build
 
 #
 # On Debian (Ubuntu, and other downstream distros) the install location of
@@ -24,17 +25,13 @@ all-local:
 # files are later created by manually loading the Python modules.
 #
 install-exec-local:
-	$(PYTHON) $(builddir)/setup.py install \
-	--prefix $(prefix) \
-	--root $(DESTDIR)/ \
-	--install-lib $(pythonsitedir) \
-	--single-version-externally-managed \
-	--verbose
-
-clean:	clean-local
-	rm -rf build/ pyzfs.egg-info/
+	cd %D% && $(PYTHON) setup.py egg_info -e . install \
+	  --prefix $(prefix) \
+	  --root $(DESTDIR)/ \
+	  --install-lib $(pythonsitedir) \
+	  --single-version-externally-managed \
+	  --verbose
 
 clean-local:
-
-check-local: all
+	-$(RM) -r %D%/build/ %D%/pyzfs.egg-info/
 endif
diff --git a/contrib/pyzfs/setup.py.in b/contrib/pyzfs/setup.py.in
index 934b3189ebe1..43a1accfaf02 100644
--- a/contrib/pyzfs/setup.py.in
+++ b/contrib/pyzfs/setup.py.in
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
-
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+import os.path
+
+srcdir = "@abs_top_srcdir@/contrib/pyzfs"
 
 setup(
     name="pyzfs",
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ setup(
         "libzfs_core",
     ],
 
-    packages=find_packages(),
+    packages=find_packages(where=srcdir),
+    package_dir={"": os.path.relpath(srcdir)},
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
         "cffi",
diff --git a/contrib/zcp/Makefile.am b/contrib/zcp/Makefile.am
index e6a777ad7ba7..759a9d529dc8 100644
--- a/contrib/zcp/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/zcp/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = autosnap.lua
+EXTRA_DIST += $(addprefix %D%/,autosnap.lua)