diff --git a/kubernetes/cni/bond-cni/centos/bond-cni.spec b/kubernetes/cni/bond-cni/centos/bond-cni.spec
index 16c6785fd..445bf9c49 100644
--- a/kubernetes/cni/bond-cni/centos/bond-cni.spec
+++ b/kubernetes/cni/bond-cni/centos/bond-cni.spec
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ echo "Building bond-cni plugin"
 %gobuild -o "${PWD}/bin/bond" "${PWD}/bond/"
 
 %install
-install -d -p %{buildroot}/opt/cni/bin
-install -p -m 0755 bin/* %{buildroot}/opt/cni/bin
+install -d -p %{buildroot}/var/opt/cni/bin
+install -p -m 0755 bin/* %{buildroot}/var/opt/cni/bin
 
 #define license tag if not already defined
 %{!?_licensedir:%global license %doc}
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ install -p -m 0755 bin/* %{buildroot}/opt/cni/bin
 %files
 %license LICENSE
 %doc *.md
-%dir /opt/cni/bin
-/opt/cni/bin/*
+%dir /var/opt/cni/bin
+/var/opt/cni/bin/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 06 2022 Dan Voiculeasa <dan.voiculeasa@windriver.com>
+- Update install directory to /var/opt/cni/bin.
 * Fri May 27 2022 Steven Webster <steven.webster@windriver.com>
 - Update install directory to /opt/cni/bin.
 * Fri Jan 21 2022 Steven Webster <steven.webster@windriver.com>
diff --git a/kubernetes/cni/bond-cni/debian/deb_folder/bond-cni.install b/kubernetes/cni/bond-cni/debian/deb_folder/bond-cni.install
index f99a4035a..1eeb9b126 100644
--- a/kubernetes/cni/bond-cni/debian/deb_folder/bond-cni.install
+++ b/kubernetes/cni/bond-cni/debian/deb_folder/bond-cni.install
@@ -1 +1 @@
-bond /opt/cni/bin/
+bond /var/opt/cni/bin/
diff --git a/kubernetes/cni/plugins/centos/containernetworking-plugins.spec b/kubernetes/cni/plugins/centos/containernetworking-plugins.spec
index d82bf4732..486084d61 100644
--- a/kubernetes/cni/plugins/centos/containernetworking-plugins.spec
+++ b/kubernetes/cni/plugins/centos/containernetworking-plugins.spec
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ for d in $PLUGINS; do
 done
 
 %install
-install -d -p %{buildroot}/opt/cni/bin
-install -p -m 0755 bin/* %{buildroot}/opt/cni/bin
+install -d -p %{buildroot}/var/opt/cni/bin
+install -p -m 0755 bin/* %{buildroot}/var/opt/cni/bin
 
 %check
 %if 0%{?with_check}
@@ -119,10 +119,13 @@ install -p -m 0755 bin/* %{buildroot}/opt/cni/bin
 %files
 %license LICENSE
 %doc *.md
-%dir /opt/cni/bin
-/opt/cni/bin/*
+%dir /var/opt/cni/bin
+/var/opt/cni/bin/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 06 2022 Dan Voiculeasa <dan.voiculeasa@windriver.com>
+- Update install directory to /var/opt/cni/bin.
+
 * Thu Feb 17 2022 Steven Webster <steven.webster@windriver.com> - 1.0.1
 - bump to v1.0.1
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/cni/plugins/debian/deb_folder/containernetworking-plugins.install b/kubernetes/cni/plugins/debian/deb_folder/containernetworking-plugins.install
index 956deb0cb..fcc73170f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/cni/plugins/debian/deb_folder/containernetworking-plugins.install
+++ b/kubernetes/cni/plugins/debian/deb_folder/containernetworking-plugins.install
@@ -1 +1 @@
-usr/bin/* opt/cni/bin
+usr/bin/* /var/opt/cni/bin