diff --git a/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile b/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
index 2ff2ff798c..be1a1e27f1 100644
--- a/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/uhttpd/Makefile
@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ define Package/uhttpd-mod-lua/install
 endef
 
 define Package/uhttpd-mod-ubus/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/uhttpd_ubus.so $(1)/usr/lib/
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/ubus.default $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/00_uhttpd_ubus
 endef