diff --git a/config/etc/logrotate.conf b/config/etc/logrotate.conf
index 637179987..d38570de5 100644
--- a/config/etc/logrotate.conf
+++ b/config/etc/logrotate.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ create
 # uncomment this if you want your log files compressed
 compress
 
+# packages drop log rotation information into this directory
+include /etc/logrotate.d
+
 # wtmp
 /var/log/wtmp {
     weekly
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/80/filelists/files b/config/rootfiles/core/80/filelists/files
index 528137824..103cddcf8 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/80/filelists/files
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/80/filelists/files
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 etc/system-release
 etc/issue
+etc/logrotate.conf
 etc/rc.d/init.d/dhcrelay
 etc/rc.d/init.d/dnsmasq
 srv/web/ipfire/cgi-bin/ovpnmain.cgi