diff --git a/dectmngr/Makefile b/dectmngr/Makefile
index 18eb85427..88ef133c5 100644
--- a/dectmngr/Makefile
+++ b/dectmngr/Makefile
@@ -55,10 +55,12 @@ TARGET_CFLAGS += \
 define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/upgrade/keep.d
 
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/app/dectmngr $(1)/usr/sbin/
 	$(STRIP) $(1)/usr/sbin/dectmngr
 	$(CP) ./files/etc/* $(1)/etc/
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/lib/upgrade/keep.d/dect $(1)/lib/upgrade/keep.d/dect
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,$(PKG_NAME)))
diff --git a/dectmngr/files/lib/upgrade/keep.d/dect b/dectmngr/files/lib/upgrade/keep.d/dect
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54add1324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dectmngr/files/lib/upgrade/keep.d/dect
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/etc/dect/LA_DB