diff --git a/etc/templates/initrd.ltmpl b/etc/templates/initrd.ltmpl
index 3c32852a..7869d1c7 100644
--- a/etc/templates/initrd.ltmpl
+++ b/etc/templates/initrd.ltmpl
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ edit "etc/arch" "${buildarch}"
 
 ## rsyslogd
 copy "sbin/rsyslogd"
-copy "usr/${libdir}/rsyslog/*"
+copy "${libdir}/rsyslog/*"
 copy "etc/rsyslog.conf"