--- a/tuned/plugins/plugin_sysctl.py
+++ b/tuned/plugins/plugin_sysctl.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 			self._write_sysctl(option, value)
 
 	def _execute_sysctl(self, arguments):
-		execute = ["/sbin/sysctl"] + arguments
+		execute = ["/usr/sbin/sysctl"] + arguments
 		log.debug("executing %s" % execute)
 		return self._cmd.execute(execute)