diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index f0fa85199..eb2f3f1d6 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -218,8 +218,11 @@ define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 		$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/busybox/udhcpc.script \
 			$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/udhcpc/default.script; \
 	fi
-	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_MDEV_SCRIPT)
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_MDEV_CONF)
+endef
+
+define BUSYBOX_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
+	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_MDEV_SCRIPT)
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_LOGGING_SCRIPT)
 	$(BUSYBOX_INSTALL_WATCHDOG_SCRIPT)
 endef