diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index ff6dbc0871..5a6c1a969a 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ define Package/base-files/conffiles
 /etc/shells
 /etc/sysctl.conf
 /etc/rc.local
+/etc/sysupgrade.conf
 /etc/config/
 /etc/dropbear/
 $(call $(TARGET)/conffiles)