diff --git a/package/udev/Makefile b/package/udev/Makefile
index bae8a1f5c80..e6739af940d 100644
--- a/package/udev/Makefile
+++ b/package/udev/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ define Package/udev/description
 	provides the ability to have persistent device names.
 endef
 
+define Package/udev/conffiles
+/etc/udev/udev.conf
+endef
+
 define Package/udev/config
 	source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
 endef