diff --git a/package/network/services/mdns/Makefile b/package/network/services/mdns/Makefile
index 1c89ca6d3a6..690f54770af 100644
--- a/package/network/services/mdns/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/mdns/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ define Package/mdns/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin $(1)/etc/init.d $(1)/etc/config
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/mdns $(1)/usr/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/mdns.init $(1)/etc/init.d/mdns
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/mdns.config $(1)/etc/config/mdns
+	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/mdns.config $(1)/etc/config/mdns
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,mdns))