diff --git a/templates/sshd_config.j2 b/templates/sshd_config.j2
index 82ddedd..ae620ed 100644
--- a/templates/sshd_config.j2
+++ b/templates/sshd_config.j2
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ AcceptEnv LANG LC_*
 PrintMotd no
 
 # sftp (required by ansible)
-Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
+# Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
+Subsystem sftp {{ sftp_binary }}
 
 # ETC
diff --git a/vars/archlinux.yml b/vars/archlinux.yml
index 164876b..1ccb518 100644
--- a/vars/archlinux.yml
+++ b/vars/archlinux.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 ssh_service: sshd
+sftp_server: '/usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server'
diff --git a/vars/centos.yml b/vars/centos.yml
index 164876b..dfe45d8 100644
--- a/vars/centos.yml
+++ b/vars/centos.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 ssh_service: sshd
+sftp_server: '/usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server'
diff --git a/vars/default.yml b/vars/default.yml
index 199a5d8..be9fcea 100644
--- a/vars/default.yml
+++ b/vars/default.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 ssh_service: ssh
+sftp_server: '/usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server'
diff --git a/vars/fedora.yml b/vars/fedora.yml
index 164876b..1ccb518 100644
--- a/vars/fedora.yml
+++ b/vars/fedora.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
 ssh_service: sshd
+sftp_server: '/usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server'
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 466d2ee..6dfbb60 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
-playbook_version_number: 2052 # should be over ninethousand
+playbook_version_number: 2053 # should be over ninethousand
 playbook_version_path: 'role-sshd_chaos-bodensee_github.com.version'