diff --git a/config/collectd/collectd.conf b/config/collectd/collectd.conf
index 27e1fe984..e51d9108b 100644
--- a/config/collectd/collectd.conf
+++ b/config/collectd/collectd.conf
@@ -74,5 +74,5 @@ include "/etc/collectd.precache"
 </Plugin>
 
 #include "/etc/collectd.thermal"
-include "/etc/collectd.custom"
 include "/etc/collectd.vpn"
+include "/etc/collectd.d/*"
diff --git a/config/collectd/collectd.custom b/config/collectd/collectd.custom
deleted file mode 100644
index 7443bf3e6..000000000
--- a/config/collectd/collectd.custom
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# Use this file to add custom configs and rules for collectd
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/collectd b/config/rootfiles/common/collectd
index 65408dc7f..c8a3ad607 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/collectd
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/collectd
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 etc/collectd.conf
-etc/collectd.custom
 etc/collectd.precache
 etc/collectd.thermal
 etc/collectd.vpn
+etc/collectd.d
 etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K50collectd
 etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S29collectd
 etc/rc.d/rc6.d/K50collectd
diff --git a/lfs/collectd b/lfs/collectd
index d1d4ea721..2438d2eaf 100644
--- a/lfs/collectd
+++ b/lfs/collectd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 #                                                                             #
 # IPFire.org - A linux based firewall                                         #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2018  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2024  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
 #                                                                             #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify        #
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by        #
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 		--with-librrd=/usr/share/rrdtool-1.2.30 \
 		--with-fp-layout=nothing
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install #collectd-4 does not support parallel build
+	mkdir /etc/collectd.d
 	cp -vf $(DIR_SRC)/config/collectd/collectd.* /etc/
 	mv /etc/collectd.vpn /var/ipfire/ovpn/collectd.vpn
 	chown nobody.nobody /var/ipfire/ovpn/collectd.vpn
diff --git a/src/initscripts/system/collectd b/src/initscripts/system/collectd
index 56b799d56..263511fc7 100644
--- a/src/initscripts/system/collectd
+++ b/src/initscripts/system/collectd
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 #                                                                             #
 # IPFire.org - A linux based firewall                                         #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2022  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2024  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
 #                                                                             #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify        #
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by        #
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ case "$1" in
 		# ARM does not support to scan for sensors. In that case,
 		# we create an empty configuration file.
 		machine=$(uname -m)
-		if [ "${machine:0:3}" = "arm" ]; then
-			touch /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors
-		fi
 		if [ "${machine:0:7}" = "aarch64" ]; then
 			touch /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors
 		fi