diff --git a/packages/network/samba/install b/packages/network/samba/install
index 9777f14b92..6ada467ad9 100755
--- a/packages/network/samba/install
+++ b/packages/network/samba/install
@@ -31,11 +31,15 @@ if [ "$SAMBA_SERVER" = "yes" ]; then
     cp $PKG_BUILD/source3/bin/nmbd $INSTALL/usr/bin
     cp $PKG_BUILD/source3/bin/smbpasswd $INSTALL/usr/bin
 
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/samba
-    cp $PKG_DIR/config/smb.conf $INSTALL/etc/samba
-
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/config
-    cp $PKG_DIR/config/smb.conf $INSTALL/usr/config/samba.conf.sample
+    if [ -f $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/config/smb.conf ]; then
+      mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/samba
+        cp $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/config/smb.conf $INSTALL/etc/samba
+    else
+      mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/samba
+        cp $PKG_DIR/config/smb.conf $INSTALL/etc/samba
+      mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/config
+        cp $PKG_DIR/config/smb.conf $INSTALL/usr/config/samba.conf.sample
+    fi
 
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/init.d
     cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/* $INSTALL/etc/init.d