diff --git a/config/rootfiles/packages/observium-agent b/config/rootfiles/packages/observium-agent
index 2dd1d4008..c9bded0b5 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/packages/observium-agent
+++ b/config/rootfiles/packages/observium-agent
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#etc/xinetd.d
 etc/xinetd.d/observium_agent_xinetd
 usr/bin/observium_agent
 #usr/lib/observium_agent
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/packages/xinetd b/config/rootfiles/packages/xinetd
index 4c91ec99c..e007e1955 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/packages/xinetd
+++ b/config/rootfiles/packages/xinetd
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd
 etc/xinetd.conf
-#etc/xinetd.d
 #usr/man/man5/xinetd.conf.5
 #usr/man/man8/itox.8
 #usr/man/man8/xconv.pl.8
diff --git a/lfs/observium-agent b/lfs/observium-agent
index 3254a8000..e533a451e 100644
--- a/lfs/observium-agent
+++ b/lfs/observium-agent
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
 
 	# Install xinet.d configuration
+	mkdir -pv /etc/xinetd.d
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && install -m 644 scripts/observium_agent_xinetd \
 		/etc/xinetd.d/observium_agent_xinetd