diff --git a/network/nginx/nginx.conf b/network/nginx/nginx.conf
index 11e8c003f..c8a9a49e0 100644
--- a/network/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/network/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
 if [ $prefix_auto = 1 ]; then
-	prefix="opt/nginx"
-	set_confopt
+	# use a dedicated sysconfdir
+	sysconfdir="$sysconfdir/$pkg"
 fi
 
 cleanconfopt=0