diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 1e1610c5d..e267b7f78 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ PKG_NAME:=base-files
 PKG_RELEASE:=8
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
-PKG_FILE_DEPEND:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)
+PKG_FILE_DEPEND:=$(PLATFORM_DIR) $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files
 
 REV:=$(shell LANG=C svn info | awk '/^Revision:/ { print$$2 }' )
 ifeq ($(REV),)
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ endef
 
 define Package/base-files$(TARGET)/install
 	$(CP) ./files/* $(1)/
+	if [ -d $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/. ]; then \
+		$(CP) $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/* $(1)/; \
+	fi
 	if [ -d $(PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/default/. ]; then \
 		$(CP) $(PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/default/* $(1)/; \
 	fi
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf b/target/linux/generic-2.4/base-files/etc/sysctl.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf
rename to target/linux/generic-2.4/base-files/etc/sysctl.conf
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/base-files/etc/sysctl.conf b/target/linux/generic-2.6/base-files/etc/sysctl.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a05498cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/base-files/etc/sysctl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+kernel.panic=3
+net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_ignore=1
+net.ipv4.conf.all.arp_ignore=1
+net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
+net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts=1
+net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses=1
+net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout=30
+net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time=120
+net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies=1
+net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=0