diff --git a/net-vpn/fastd/fastd-22.ebuild b/net-vpn/fastd/fastd-22.ebuild
index 789e8b99da..a785085ab6 100644
--- a/net-vpn/fastd/fastd-22.ebuild
+++ b/net-vpn/fastd/fastd-22.ebuild
@@ -70,4 +70,5 @@ src_install() {
 	systemd_dounit "doc/examples/fastd@.service"
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}/fastd.init" fastd
 	use doc && doman doc/build/man/*
+	keepdir /etc/fastd
 }