diff --git a/package/audit/audit.mk b/package/audit/audit.mk
index f5aa00d2f0..2f6e6653b3 100644
--- a/package/audit/audit.mk
+++ b/package/audit/audit.mk
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ define AUDIT_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
 endef
 
 define AUDIT_INSTALL_CLEANUP
-	$(RM) -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/rc.d
-	$(RM) -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/sysconfig
+	$(RM) $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/rc.d/init.d/auditd
+	$(RM) $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/sysconfig/auditd
 endef
 AUDIT_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += AUDIT_INSTALL_CLEANUP