diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc b/meta/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc
index 78f9f9adbd..e170587d08 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear.inc
@@ -123,4 +123,6 @@ pkg_postrm:${PN} () {
   fi
 }

+CONFFILES:${PN} = "${sysconfdir}/default/dropbear"
+
 FILES:${PN} += "${bindir}"