diff --git a/package/motion/motion.mk b/package/motion/motion.mk
index 2ba16fc837..0f4898674b 100644
--- a/package/motion/motion.mk
+++ b/package/motion/motion.mk
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ endif
 # directories: docs, examples and init scripts
 define MOTION_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/motion-dist.conf \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/motion.conf
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/motion/motion.conf
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/motion $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/motion
 endef