diff --git a/templates/module-init-tools/template b/templates/module-init-tools/template
index 5bffc886e19..17cec63d907 100644
--- a/templates/module-init-tools/template
+++ b/templates/module-init-tools/template
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ patch_args="-Np1"
 distfiles="
 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-configure_args="--enable-zlib --bindir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/sbin
- --sbindir=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/sbin"
+configure_args="--enable-zlib --prefix="
 short_desc="Tools for managing kernel modules"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=64a0b3b058f2236be1a8138356306c91e5f23f149a131428e4c7d97b1c050728
@@ -16,5 +15,17 @@ long_desc="
  needed by Linux systems for managing loadable Linux Kernel Modules. This
  includes depmod, insmod, rmmod, modprobe and tools like modinfo."
 
+conf_files="/etc/modprobe.conf"
 Add_dependency full glibc
 Add_dependency full zlib
+
+post_install()
+{
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/etc
+	cat >> ${DESTDIR}/etc/modprobe.conf <<_EOF
+#
+# /etc/modprobe.conf. Please read modprobe.conf(8).
+#
+_EOF
+	chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}/etc/modprobe.conf
+}