diff --git a/package.sh b/package.sh
index f9fe1f09007..48e4b8898c7 100755
--- a/package.sh
+++ b/package.sh
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ else
     debian_package=influxdb_${VERSION}_amd64.deb
 fi
 
-COMMON_FPM_ARGS="-C $TMP_WORK_DIR --vendor $VENDOR --url $URL --license $LICENSE --maintainer $MAINTAINER --after-install $POST_INSTALL_PATH --name influxdb --version $VERSION ."
+COMMON_FPM_ARGS="-C $TMP_WORK_DIR --vendor $VENDOR --url $URL --license $LICENSE --maintainer $MAINTAINER --after-install $POST_INSTALL_PATH --name influxdb --version $VERSION --config-files $CONFIG_ROOT_DIR ."
 $rpm_args fpm -s dir -t rpm --description "$DESCRIPTION" $COMMON_FPM_ARGS
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Failed to create RPM package -- aborting."