diff --git a/templates/initramfs-tools.tmpl b/templates/initramfs-tools.tmpl
index bbc4c6e1f8..a4a716bfb5 100644
--- a/templates/initramfs-tools.tmpl
+++ b/templates/initramfs-tools.tmpl
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ do_install()
 	install -d $destdir/usr/share/man/man5
 	install -d $destdir/usr/share/man/man8
 	install -d $destdir/usr/sbin
+	install -d $destdir/var/lib/$pkgname
 
 	# /etc config files
 	install -m 644 $wrksrc/conf/initramfs.conf $etcdir
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ do_install()
 		$destdir/usr/share/$pkgname/scripts/local-top
 	install -m 755 $wrksrc/hooks/* $destdir/usr/share/$pkgname/hooks
 	install -m 644 $wrksrc/hook-functions $destdir/usr/share/$pkgname
-	install -m 644 $wrksrc/conf/modules $destdir/usr/share/$pkgname
+	install -m 644 $wrksrc/conf/modules $etcdir
 
 	# Examples
 	install -m 644 $wrksrc/docs/* $destdir/usr/share/doc/$pkgname/examples