diff --git a/lfs/hostapd b/lfs/hostapd
index a4fe99a92..5e88b6410 100644
--- a/lfs/hostapd
+++ b/lfs/hostapd
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	cd $(DIR_APP)/hostapd && make $(MAKETUNING) $(EXTRA_MAKE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP)/hostapd && make install
 	install -v -m 644 $(DIR_SRC)/config/backup/includes/hostapd /var/ipfire/backup/addons/includes/hostapd
+	# install initscript
+	install -v -m 754 $(DIR_SRC)/src/initscripts/init.d/packages/hostapd /etc/rc.d/init.d/hostapd
 	mkdir -p /var/ipfire/wlanap
 	touch /var/ipfire/wlanap/settings
 	cp -vrf $(DIR_SRC)/config/hostapd/hostapd.conf /var/ipfire/wlanap/hostapd.conf
diff --git a/src/initscripts/init.d/hostapd b/src/initscripts/init.d/packages/hostapd
similarity index 100%
rename from src/initscripts/init.d/hostapd
rename to src/initscripts/init.d/packages/hostapd