diff --git a/net/strongswan/Makefile b/net/strongswan/Makefile
index 6340a4abc..89c0d725b 100644
--- a/net/strongswan/Makefile
+++ b/net/strongswan/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=strongswan
 PKG_VERSION:=5.8.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://download.strongswan.org/ https://download2.strongswan.org/
@@ -516,6 +516,10 @@ define Package/strongswan-scepclient/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/ipsec/scepclient $(1)/usr/lib/ipsec/
 endef
 
+define Package/strongswan-swanctl/conffiles
+/etc/swanctl/
+endef
+
 define Package/strongswan-swanctl/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/swanctl/{bliss,ecdsa,pkcs{12,8},private,pubkey,rsa}
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/swanctl/x509{,aa,ac,ca,crl,ocsp}