diff --git a/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/debugconfig.service b/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/debugconfig.service
index 10e945569f..ef048576cb 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/debugconfig.service
+++ b/packages/sysutils/systemd/system.d/debugconfig.service
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Setup debug config
 DefaultDependencies=no
-After=local-fs.target systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
+Before=local-fs.target shutdown.target
+Conflicts=shutdown.target
 
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=debugging
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'cp /usr/share/debugconf/*.conf /run/openelec/debug'
+ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'mkdir -p /run/openelec/debug; cp /usr/share/debugconf/*.conf /run/openelec/debug'
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=sysinit.target
+WantedBy=local-fs.target