diff --git a/net/tinc/Makefile b/net/tinc/Makefile
index 67618e32f..945ca781c 100644
--- a/net/tinc/Makefile
+++ b/net/tinc/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=tinc
 PKG_VERSION:=1.0.24
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.tinc-vpn.org/packages
diff --git a/net/tinc/files/tinc.init b/net/tinc/files/tinc.init
index b24bc682e..e49b35877 100644
--- a/net/tinc/files/tinc.init
+++ b/net/tinc/files/tinc.init
@@ -135,10 +135,8 @@ prepare_net() {
 
 	section_enabled "$s" || return 1
 
-        # rm old config
-        rm -rf "$TMP_TINC/$s/"
-
-	[ ! -d "$TMP_TINC/$s" ] && mkdir -p "$TMP_TINC/$s"
+	[ -d "$TMP_TINC/$s" ] && rm -rf "$TMP_TINC/$s/"
+	mkdir -p "$TMP_TINC/$s"
 	[ -d "/etc/tinc/$s" ] && cp -r "/etc/tinc/$s" "$TMP_TINC/"
 
 	# append flags