diff --git a/net/mac-telnet/Makefile b/net/mac-telnet/Makefile
index f21cfc7b1..ada36d5af 100644
--- a/net/mac-telnet/Makefile
+++ b/net/mac-telnet/Makefile
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ define Package/mac-telnet-server/install-extra
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/mactelnet.config $$(1)/etc/config/mactelnet
 endef
 
+define Package/mac-telnet-server/conffiles
+/etc/config/mactelnet
+endef
+
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,server,mactelnetd))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,client,mactelnet))