diff --git a/Shorewall/install.sh b/Shorewall/install.sh
index 5ce63ca9c..f53d21bf5 100755
--- a/Shorewall/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/install.sh
@@ -742,10 +742,6 @@ if [ -f findgw ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-#
-# Delete the Routes file
-#
-delete_file ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/routes
 #
 # Delete the tcstart file
 #
@@ -989,6 +985,17 @@ if [ -z "$SPARSE" -a ! -f ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/actions ]; then
     echo "Actions file installed as ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/actions"
 fi
 
+#
+# Install the Routes file
+#
+run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 0644 routes           ${DESTDIR}${SHAREDIR}/$PRODUCT/configfiles/
+run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 0644 routes.annotated ${DESTDIR}${SHAREDIR}/$PRODUCT/configfiles/
+
+if [ -z "$SPARSE" -a ! -f ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/routes ]; then
+    run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 0644 routes${suffix} ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/routes
+    echo "Routes file installed as ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/routes"
+fi
+
 cd ..
 
 #