diff --git a/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk b/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk
index 816a25ec5..778d45fd8 100644
--- a/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk
+++ b/package/tftpd/tftpd.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ endif
 define TFTPD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(@D)/tftp/tftp $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/tftp
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(@D)/tftpd/tftpd $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/tftpd
-	$(INSTALL) -D package/tftpd/S80tftpd-hpa $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/
+endef
+
+define TFTPD_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
+	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 package/tftpd/S80tftpd-hpa $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S80tftpd-hpa
 endef
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))