diff --git a/target/linux/adm5120/rb1xx/base-files/sbin/wget2nand b/target/linux/adm5120/rb1xx/base-files/sbin/wget2nand
index 6cd8d6fbd9..f7e0a092ca 100755
--- a/target/linux/adm5120/rb1xx/base-files/sbin/wget2nand
+++ b/target/linux/adm5120/rb1xx/base-files/sbin/wget2nand
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Licence GPL V2
 # Author david.goodenough@linkchoose.co.uk
 # Based on cf2nand from RB532 support
-. /etc/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions.sh
 
 [ -d /tmp/wget2nand-rootfs ] && {
 	echo "/tmp/wget2nand-rootfs already exists"
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-ath9k-eeprom b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-ath9k-eeprom
index c46d0931a9..0fd6813832 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-ath9k-eeprom
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-ath9k-eeprom
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ath9k_eeprom_extract() {
 	local count=$3
 	local mtd
 
-	. /etc/functions.sh
+	. /lib/functions.sh
 
 	mtd=$(find_mtd_chardev $part)
 	[ -n "$mtd" ] || \
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/sbin/wget2nand b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/sbin/wget2nand
index 56a8ae2244..f80eecd219 100755
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/sbin/wget2nand
+++ b/target/linux/ar71xx/base-files/sbin/wget2nand
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Licence GPL V2
 # Author david.goodenough@linkchoose.co.uk
 # Based on cf2nand from RB532 support
-. /etc/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions.sh
 
 wget2nand_dir=/tmp/wget2nand
 mnt_kernel=$wget2nand_dir/mnt_kernel
diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/button/00-button b/target/linux/atheros/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/button/00-button
index 857a59b4a8..63cc217d5d 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/button/00-button
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/button/00-button
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-. /etc/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions.sh
 do_button () {
 	local button
 	local action
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/20_failsafe_set_boot_wait_brcm b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/20_failsafe_set_boot_wait_brcm
index da721b8484..001f5f4d3f 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/20_failsafe_set_boot_wait_brcm
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/base-files/lib/preinit/20_failsafe_set_boot_wait_brcm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-. /etc/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions.sh
 
 set_boot_wait() {
 	[ -x "/usr/sbin/nvram" ] && {
diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom
index 46be9d3f99..c03ba4c6ec 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ rt2x00_eeprom_extract() {
 	local count=$3
 	local mtd
 
-	. /etc/functions.sh
+	. /lib/functions.sh
 
 	mtd=$(find_mtd_part $part)
 	[ -n "$mtd" ] || \
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/base-files/init b/target/linux/generic/base-files/init
index 470576156b..b4ef4fe687 100755
--- a/target/linux/generic/base-files/init
+++ b/target/linux/generic/base-files/init
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ echo "- init -"
 
 # Load the modules we have in initramfs, this should
 # make the media accessible, but, it may take some time
-. /etc/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions.sh
 load_modules /etc/modules /etc/modules.d/*
 
 #wait 10 seconds for the disc to show up
diff --git a/target/linux/lantiq/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom b/target/linux/lantiq/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom
index e58ca34de4..e3509bdd2b 100644
--- a/target/linux/lantiq/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom
+++ b/target/linux/lantiq/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ rt2x00_eeprom_extract() {
 	local count=$3
 	local mtd
 
-	. /etc/functions.sh
+	. /lib/functions.sh
 
 	mtd=$(find_mtd_part $part)
 	[ -n "$mtd" ] || \
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom b/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom
index 32c97fce41..21c9f5f886 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/hotplug.d/firmware/10-rt2x00-eeprom
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ rt2x00_eeprom_extract() {
 	local count=$3
 	local mtd
 
-	. /etc/functions.sh
+	. /lib/functions.sh
 
 	mtd=$(find_mtd_part $part)
 	[ -n "$mtd" ] || \
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network b/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network
index 5d49923bb5..dadb95bcb8 100755
--- a/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/base-files/etc/uci-defaults/network
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-. /etc/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions.sh
 . /lib/ramips.sh
 . /lib/functions/uci-defaults.sh
 
diff --git a/target/linux/rb532/base-files/sbin/cf2nand b/target/linux/rb532/base-files/sbin/cf2nand
index 60542de1e1..0bfc259ef6 100755
--- a/target/linux/rb532/base-files/sbin/cf2nand
+++ b/target/linux/rb532/base-files/sbin/cf2nand
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-. /etc/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions.sh
 
 copy_kernel() {
 	local input="$1"
diff --git a/target/linux/rb532/base-files/sbin/wget2nand b/target/linux/rb532/base-files/sbin/wget2nand
index 57f4128642..9a111fa896 100755
--- a/target/linux/rb532/base-files/sbin/wget2nand
+++ b/target/linux/rb532/base-files/sbin/wget2nand
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Licence GPL V2
 # Author david.goodenough@linkchoose.co.uk
 # Based on cf2nand from RB532 support
-. /etc/functions.sh
+. /lib/functions.sh
 
 [ -d /tmp/wget2nand ] && {
 	echo "/tmp/wget2nand already exists"