diff --git a/network/mod_evasive/doinst.sh b/network/mod_evasive/doinst.sh
index 5077bf363e..3183a8b24c 100644
--- a/network/mod_evasive/doinst.sh
+++ b/network/mod_evasive/doinst.sh
@@ -11,5 +11,16 @@ config() {
   # Otherwise, we leave the .new copy for the admin to consider...
 }
 
-config etc/httpd/mod_evasive.conf.new
+preserve_perms() {
+  NEW="$1"
+  OLD="$(dirname $NEW)/$(basename $NEW .new)"
+  if [ -e $OLD ]; then
+    cp -a $OLD ${NEW}.incoming
+    cat $NEW > ${NEW}.incoming
+    mv ${NEW}.incoming $NEW
+  fi
+  config $NEW
+}
+
+preserve_perms etc/httpd/extra/mod_evasive.conf.new