diff --git a/packages/sysutils/util-linux/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/util-linux/package.mk
index 2223b4a6e5..325dd42b42 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/util-linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/util-linux/package.mk
@@ -91,12 +91,18 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-gtk-doc \
                            --without-systemdsystemunitdir"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="$PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET \
-                         --enable-static --disable-shared"
-
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_INIT="$PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET \
                          --enable-static --disable-shared \
                          --disable-libsmartcols "
 
+PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_INIT="$PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET \
+                         --prefix=/ \
+                         --bindir=/bin \
+                         --sbindir=/sbin \
+                         --sysconfdir=/etc \
+                         --libexecdir=/lib \
+                         --localstatedir=/var \
+                         --disable-libsmartcols"
+
 if [ "$SWAP_SUPPORT" = "yes" ]; then
   PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="$PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET --enable-libsmartcols"
 else
@@ -129,7 +135,18 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_init() {
-  rm -rf $INSTALL/usr
+  rm -rf $INSTALL/bin
+  rm -rf $INSTALL/sbin
+
+  if [ $INITRAMFS_PARTED_SUPPORT = "yes" ]; then
+    # install libuuid and libblkid here, needed by 'parted'
+    rm -rf $INSTALL/lib/libmount.so*
+
+    mkdir -p $INSTALL/sbin
+      cp mkfs $INSTALL/sbin
+  else
+    rm -rf $INSTALL/lib
+  fi
 
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/sbin
     cp fsck $INSTALL/sbin