diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 500884dd..4a5b1148 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ files: all
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/warewulf/
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/warewulf/ipxe
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(TFTPDIR)/warewulf/ipxe/
+	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/warewulf/ipxe/
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(BASH_COMPLETION)
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1
 	install -d -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(FIREWALLDDIR)
@@ -161,12 +162,10 @@ files: all
 	install -c -m 0644 include/systemd/warewulfd.service $(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMDDIR)
 	cp bash_completion.d/warewulf $(DESTDIR)$(BASH_COMPLETION)
 	cp man_pages/* $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/
-	install -c -m 0644 staticfiles/arm64.efi $(DESTDIR)$(TFTPDIR)/warewulf
-	install -c -m 0644 staticfiles/i386.efi $(DESTDIR)$(TFTPDIR)/warewulf
-	install -c -m 0644 staticfiles/i386.kpxe $(DESTDIR)$(TFTPDIR)/warewulf
-	install -c -m 0644 staticfiles/x86.efi $(DESTDIR)$(TFTPDIR)/warewulf
-
-
+	install -c -m 0644 staticfiles/arm64.efi $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/warewulf/ipxe
+	install -c -m 0644 staticfiles/i386.efi $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/warewulf/ipxe
+	install -c -m 0644 staticfiles/i386.kpxe $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/warewulf/ipxe
+	install -c -m 0644 staticfiles/x86.efi $(DESTDIR)$(DATADIR)/warewulf/ipxe
 
 init:
 	systemctl daemon-reload
diff --git a/internal/pkg/buildconfig/defaults.go b/internal/pkg/buildconfig/defaults.go
index dd4554a1..a648346b 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/buildconfig/defaults.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/buildconfig/defaults.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ var (
 	version        string = "UNDEF"
 	release        string = "UNDEF"
 	wwclientloc    string = "UNDEF"
+	datadir        string = "UNDEF"
 )
 
 func BINDIR() string {
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ func BINDIR() string {
 	return bindir
 }
 
+func DATADIR() string {
+	wwlog.Printf(wwlog.DEBUG, "DATADIR = '%s'\n", bindir)
+	return datadir
+}
+
 func SYSCONFDIR() string {
 	wwlog.Printf(wwlog.DEBUG, "SYSCONFDIR = '%s'\n", sysconfdir)
 	return sysconfdir
diff --git a/internal/pkg/buildconfig/setconfigs.go.in b/internal/pkg/buildconfig/setconfigs.go.in
index 7efea348..43c9f87c 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/buildconfig/setconfigs.go.in
+++ b/internal/pkg/buildconfig/setconfigs.go.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package buildconfig
 func init() {
     bindir = "@BINDIR@"
     sysconfdir = "@SYSCONFDIR@"
+    datadir = "@DATADIR@"
     localstatedir = "@LOCALSTATEDIR@"
     srvdir = "@SRVDIR@"
     tftpdir = "@TFTPDIR@"
diff --git a/internal/pkg/configure/tftp.go b/internal/pkg/configure/tftp.go
index 9cbbfa31..3f56db39 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/configure/tftp.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/configure/tftp.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"path"
 
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/buildconfig"
-	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/staticfiles"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/warewulfconf"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ func configureTFTP(show bool) error {
 
 		fmt.Printf("Writing PXE files to: %s\n", tftpdir)
 		for _, f := range [4]string{"x86.efi", "i386.efi", "i386.kpxe", "arm64.efi"} {
-			err = staticfiles.WriteData(path.Join("files/tftp", f), path.Join(tftpdir, f))
+			err = util.CopyFile(path.Join(buildconfig.DATADIR(), "warewulf", "ipxe", f), path.Join(tftpdir, f))
 			if err != nil {
 				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "%s\n", err)
 				return err
diff --git a/internal/pkg/util/copyfile.go b/internal/pkg/util/copyfile.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2866710b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/pkg/util/copyfile.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+)
+
+func CopyFile(src string, dst string) error {
+
+	wwlog.Printf(wwlog.DEBUG, "Copying '%s' to '%s'\n", src, dst)
+
+	// Open source file
+	srcFD, err := os.Open(src)
+	if err != nil {
+		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not open source file %s: %s\n", src, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	defer srcFD.Close()
+
+	// Confirm source file structure is readable
+	_, err = srcFD.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not stat source file %s: %s\n", src, err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	dstFD, err := os.Create(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not create destination file %s: %s\n", dst, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	defer dstFD.Close()
+
+	bytes, err := io.Copy(srcFD, dstFD)
+	if err != nil {
+		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "File copy from %s to %s failed.\n %s\n", src, dst, err)
+		return err
+	} else {
+		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.DEBUG, "Copied %d bytes from %s to %s.\n", bytes, src, dst)
+	}
+
+	err = CopyUIDGID(src, dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Ownership copy from %s to %s failed.\n %s\n", src, dst, err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/util/util.go b/internal/pkg/util/util.go
index e566c737..94ec4cb2 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/util/util.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/util/util.go
@@ -73,37 +73,6 @@ func RandomString(n int) string {
 	return string(b)
 }
 
-func CopyFile(source string, dest string) error {
-	wwlog.Printf(wwlog.DEBUG, "Copying '%s' to '%s'\n", source, dest)
-	sourceFD, err := os.Open(source)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	finfo, err := sourceFD.Stat()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to stat source")
-	}
-
-	destFD, err := os.OpenFile(dest, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, finfo.Mode())
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	_, err = io.Copy(destFD, sourceFD)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = CopyUIDGID(source, dest)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to set ownership")
-	}
-	sourceFD.Close()
-
-	return destFD.Close()
-}
-
 func CopyFiles(source string, dest string) error {
 	err := filepath.Walk(source, func(location string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {