diff --git a/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile b/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
index 77e989328d..ad3aa530d2 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ define Package/conntrackd/description
 endef
 
 define Package/conntrackd/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) \
+		$(1)/etc/init.d \
+		$(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) 	$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/conntrackd $(1)/usr/sbin/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/conntrackd.init $(1)/etc/init.d/conntrackd
 endef