diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
index 453a84a43..0c6d8cc0e 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "$INITFILE" ]; then
     if [ -f "${INITSOURCE}" ]; then
-	initfile="${DESTDIR}/${INITDIR}/${INITFILE}"
+	initfile="${DESTDIR}${INITDIR}/${INITFILE}"
 	install_file ${INITSOURCE} "$initfile" 0544
 
 	[ "${SHAREDIR}" = /usr/share ] || eval sed -i \'s\|/usr/share/\|${SHAREDIR}/\|\' "$initfile"
diff --git a/Shorewall/install.sh b/Shorewall/install.sh
index c1176d668..f3ca8e904 100755
--- a/Shorewall/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/install.sh
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ echo "$PRODUCT control program installed in ${DESTDIR}${SBINDIR}/$PRODUCT"
 #
 if [ -n "$INITFILE" ]; then
     if [ -f "${INITSOURCE}" ]; then
-	initfile="${DESTDIR}/${INITDIR}/${INITFILE}"
+	initfile="${DESTDIR}${INITDIR}/${INITFILE}"
 	install_file $INITSOURCE "$initfile" 0544
 
 	[ "${SHAREDIR}" = /usr/share ] || eval sed -i \'s\|/usr/share/\|${SHAREDIR}/\|\' "$initfile"