diff --git a/net/modemmanager/Makefile b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
index 5616cb676..0069eaae9 100644
--- a/net/modemmanager/Makefile
+++ b/net/modemmanager/Makefile
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ define Package/modemmanager/install
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service $(1)/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services
 
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/ModemManager
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/ModemManager/*.conf $(1)/usr/share/ModemManager
+	$$(if $$(wildcard $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/ModemManager/*.conf),$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/ModemManager/*.conf $(1)/usr/share/ModemManager,)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/modemmanager.common $(1)/usr/share/ModemManager
 
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/ModemManager/fcc-unlock.available.d