diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a4288ece3..70d30ba05 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -239,9 +239,12 @@ install_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/etc/logrotate.d/maxscale_logrotate core)
 install_header(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/COPYRIGHT devel)
 install_header(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE.TXT devel)
 
-# Install startup scripts and ldconfig files
+# Install startup scripts and other system configuration files
 if(WITH_SCRIPTS)
   include(cmake/init_scripts.cmake)
+
+  # Prevents prelink from corrupting maxctrl
+  install_custom_file(etc/prelink.conf.d/maxscale.conf /etc/prelink.conf.d/ core)
 endif()
 
 if(PACKAGE)
diff --git a/etc/prelink.conf.d/maxscale.conf b/etc/prelink.conf.d/maxscale.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce85118c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/prelink.conf.d/maxscale.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-b /usr/bin/maxctrl