diff --git a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
index 086170b235ac4f03438e4cc0f8aba0f53ed4fd4a..cc18b5e7750f458355e03a927ab3ee8919ea269c 100644
--- a/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
+++ b/gateway/initial_gw_setup.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     # Sysctl
     - name: Add the freifunk settings to sysctl config
       ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
-        path: /etc/sysctl.conf
+        path: /etc/sysctl.d/80-fflux.conf
         block: |
           # Freifunk specific settings
           net.ipv4.ip_forward=1