diff --git a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
index 776867eab7..938907eb12 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/package-management.scm
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ $(prefix)/etc/init.d\n")))
                         (substitute* "nix/local.mk"
                           (("^openrcservicedir = .*$")
                            (string-append "openrcservicedir = \
-$(prefix)/etc/init.d\n")))
+$(prefix)/etc/openrc\n")))
 
                         (invoke "sh" "bootstrap")))
                     (add-before 'build 'use-host-compressors
diff --git a/nix/local.mk b/nix/local.mk
index d2ce349d9c..7c438ea78c 100644
--- a/nix/local.mk
+++ b/nix/local.mk
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ etc/init.d/guix-daemon: etc/init.d/guix-daemon.in	\
 	mv "$@.tmp" "$@"
 
 # The service script for openrc.
-openrcservicedir = $(sysconfdir)/init.d
+openrcservicedir = $(sysconfdir)/openrc
 nodist_openrcservice_DATA = etc/openrc/guix-daemon
 
 etc/openrc/guix-daemon: etc/openrc/guix-daemon.in	\