diff --git a/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk b/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
index ce735bd6a1..ce66a3f6c1 100644
--- a/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
+++ b/package/proftpd/proftpd.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ define PROFTPD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 		$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/sample-configurations/basic.conf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/proftpd.conf; \
 		$(if $(BR2_INET_IPV6),,$(SED) 's/^UseIPv6/# UseIPv6/' $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/proftpd.conf;) \
 	fi
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 package/proftpd/S50proftpd $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d
+endef
+
+define PROFTPD_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 package/proftpd/S50proftpd $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S50proftpd
 endef
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))