diff --git a/debian/install b/debian/install
index b4c4d7d2d..2ac8a182e 100644
--- a/debian/install
+++ b/debian/install
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 maxscale.conf etc/ld.so.conf.d/
-etc/init.d/maxscale etc/init.d/
+etc/ubuntu/init.d/maxscale etc/init.d/
 binaries/* /usr/local/skysql/maxscale/