diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
index 6b3c213a1..4f1a4a3a0 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/rc.common
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ disable() {
 enable() {
 	name="$(basename "${initscript}")"
 	disable
-	[ "$START" ] && ln -s "/etc/init.d/$name" "$IPKG_INSTROOT/etc/rc.d/S${START}${name##S[0-9][0-9]}"
-	[ "$STOP"  ] && ln -s "/etc/init.d/$name" "$IPKG_INSTROOT/etc/rc.d/K${STOP}${name##K[0-9][0-9]}"
+	[ "$START" ] && ln -s "../init.d/$name" "$IPKG_INSTROOT/etc/rc.d/S${START}${name##S[0-9][0-9]}"
+	[ "$STOP"  ] && ln -s "../init.d/$name" "$IPKG_INSTROOT/etc/rc.d/K${STOP}${name##K[0-9][0-9]}"
 }
 
 enabled() {