diff --git a/package/mpd/mpd.mk b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
index 5448251b7..1eedcbcb3 100644
--- a/package/mpd/mpd.mk
+++ b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
@@ -232,10 +232,13 @@ define MPD_INSTALL_EXTRA_FILES
 		$(INSTALL) -D package/mpd/mpd.conf \
 			$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/mpd.conf; \
 	fi
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/mpd/S95mpd \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S95mpd
 endef
 
 MPD_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += MPD_INSTALL_EXTRA_FILES
 
+define MPD_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
+	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D package/mpd/S95mpd \
+		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S95mpd
+endef
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))