diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 8cafce670..2e771dbf7 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ define Package/base-files/conffiles
 /etc/config/
 /etc/config/network
 /etc/config/system
-/etc/crontabs/
 /etc/dropbear/
 /etc/ethers
 /etc/group