diff --git a/Documentation/Developers/CHANGELOG-RENE b/Documentation/Developers/CHANGELOG-RENE
index cdb27b8a2..bdbdd3de0 100644
--- a/Documentation/Developers/CHANGELOG-RENE
+++ b/Documentation/Developers/CHANGELOG-RENE
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  - Miguel Bolanos: updated minimal package selection
                    blacklisted kernel modules for Alpha
                    updated silo
+                   cleaned iproute2.conf
 
 *) 2003-12-10 (2.0.0-rc3 - 2.0.0-rc4)
 
diff --git a/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.conf b/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.conf
index 84e0bd39a..1ec92b75e 100644
--- a/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.conf
+++ b/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.conf
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ ipr2_pm() {
 		[ -f $root/$x ] || cp -v $x $root/$x
 	done
 
-	mkdir -p $root/etc/network/modules/
 	cp -v $confdir/rocknet_iproute2.sh \
 		$root/etc/network/modules/iproute2.sh