diff --git a/owsd/Makefile b/owsd/Makefile
index f8b77e89d..70e8b324b 100644
--- a/owsd/Makefile
+++ b/owsd/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ define Package/owsd/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/owsd.init $(1)/etc/init.d/owsd
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/owsd.config $(1)/etc/config/owsd
+	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/owsd.config $(1)/etc/config/owsd
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/owsd.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface/55-owsd
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults