diff --git a/templates/initramfs-tools/template b/templates/initramfs-tools/template
index f1dfa3d9e5a..55f9d15143c 100644
--- a/templates/initramfs-tools/template
+++ b/templates/initramfs-tools/template
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ long_desc="
 
 noarch=yes
 keep_dirs="/var/lib/$pkgname"
-config_files="/etc/$pkgname/initramfs.conf /etc/$pkgname/update-initramfs.conf"
+conf_files="/etc/$pkgname/initramfs.conf /etc/$pkgname/update-initramfs.conf
+ /etc/$pkgname/modules"
 
 Add_dependency full glibc
 Add_dependency full cpio