diff --git a/srcpkgs/runit-void/files/os-release b/srcpkgs/base-files/files/os-release
similarity index 100%
rename from srcpkgs/runit-void/files/os-release
rename to srcpkgs/base-files/files/os-release
diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-files/template b/srcpkgs/base-files/template
index be6384f942c..27b83604b64 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-files/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-files/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'base-files'
 pkgname=base-files
-version=0.142
-revision=14
+version=0.143
+revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 depends="xbps-triggers"
 short_desc="Void Linux base system files"
@@ -97,4 +97,8 @@ do_install() {
 	# udev rules
 	vmkdir usr/lib/udev/rules.d
 	install -m644 ${FILESDIR}/*.rules ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/udev/rules.d
+
+	# os-release in the expected places
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/os-release 644 /usr/lib/
+	ln -s ../usr/lib/os-release ${DESTDIR}/etc/os-release
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/runit-void/template b/srcpkgs/runit-void/template
index 71020dfba96..8f077e46efd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/runit-void/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/runit-void/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'runit-void'
 pkgname=runit-void
 version=20220329
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 short_desc="Void Linux runit scripts"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ post_install() {
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/apparmor 644 /etc/default/
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/09-apparmor.sh 644 /etc/runit/core-services/
 	vmkdir usr/lib
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/os-release 644 /usr/lib/
-	ln -s ../usr/lib/os-release ${DESTDIR}/etc/os-release
 	# Enable services at post-install time instead.
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/etc/runit/runsvdir/current
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/etc/runit/runsvdir/default