diff --git a/base/sysvinit/pkg_fhs_post.conf b/base/sysvinit/pkg_fhs_post.conf
index 285a7ad4d..b27a7837b 100644
--- a/base/sysvinit/pkg_fhs_post.conf
+++ b/base/sysvinit/pkg_fhs_post.conf
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ fhs_sysvinit_create() {
 	local x=
 
 	for x in X $(seq 0 6); do
-		mkdir -pv "$root/etc/rc.d/rc${x}.d"
+		mkdir -pv "$sysroot/etc/rc.d/rc${x}.d"
 	done
-	ln -snfv ../init.d "$root/etc/rc.d/init.d"
+	ln -snfv ../../sbin/init.d "$sysroot/etc/rc.d/init.d"
 }
 
 hook_add postmake 7 'fhs_sysvinit_create'