diff --git a/net-misc/wget/wget-1.14.recipe b/net-misc/wget/wget-1.14.recipe
index f0743dfad..3eef317de 100644
--- a/net-misc/wget/wget-1.14.recipe
+++ b/net-misc/wget/wget-1.14.recipe
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ USER_SETTINGS_FILES="
 	settings/wgetrc
 	"
 
+GLOBAL_WRITABLE_FILES="
+	settings/wgetrc keep-old
+"
+
 PATCHES="
 	wget-1.14.patch
 	wget-1.14-build-fixes.patch
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ INSTALL()
 {
 	make install
 	# Tells wget where to find certificates
-	echo "ca_certificate=/boot/system/data/ssl/CARootCertificates.pem" > $confDir/wgetrc
+	echo "ca_certificate=/boot/system/data/ssl/CARootCertificates.pem" > $settingsDir/wgetrc
 }
 
 TEST()