diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/kernel.d/initramfs-tools.postinst b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/kernel.d/initramfs-tools.postinst
index 8aec7896aba..87c67c36de1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/kernel.d/initramfs-tools.postinst
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/kernel.d/initramfs-tools.postinst
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ if [ ! -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-/usr/sbin/update-initramfs -c -t -k ${VERSION}
+env ROOTDIR="." update-initramfs -c -t -k ${VERSION}
 exit $?
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/kernel.d/initramfs-tools.postrm b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/kernel.d/initramfs-tools.postrm
index 5a884959155..645720955f4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/kernel.d/initramfs-tools.postrm
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/kernel.d/initramfs-tools.postrm
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ if [ ! -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-/usr/sbin/update-initramfs -d -t -k ${VERSION}
+env ROOTDIR="." update-initramfs -d -t -k ${VERSION}
 exit $?
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs
index b2ad1240189..952040026d8 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/files/update-initramfs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 INITRAMFS_TOOLS_VERSION=@VERSION@
-STATEDIR=/var/lib/initramfs-tools
-BOOTDIR=/boot
-CONF=/etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
+STATEDIR=${ROOTDIR}/var/lib/initramfs-tools
+BOOTDIR=${ROOTDIR}/boot
+CONF=${ROOTDIR}/etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
 mode=""
 version=""
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
index 84c2ca525ac..d5d3283d1b4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/initramfs-tools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'initramfs-tools'
 pkgname=initramfs-tools
-_localver=105		# This is the XBPS version
+_localver=106		# This is the XBPS version
 _distver=0.99		# This should match debian version
 version=${_distver}.${_localver}
 build_style=custom-install