diff --git a/debian/freeswitch.postinst b/debian/freeswitch.postinst
index d2f3f8ac87..10c121c1b4 100644
--- a/debian/freeswitch.postinst
+++ b/debian/freeswitch.postinst
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ case "$1" in
       fi
       chown freeswitch $x
     done
+    if [ ! -d "/etc/freeswitch" ]; then
+	mkdir -p /etc/freeswitch/
+	cp -a /usr/share/freeswitch/conf/vanilla/* /etc/freeswitch/
+    fi
     ;;
   abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
     ;;