diff --git a/www-client/lynx/lynx-2.8.9dev.1.recipe b/www-client/lynx/lynx-2.8.9dev.1.recipe
index 3781b1b2a..8669b7136 100644
--- a/www-client/lynx/lynx-2.8.9dev.1.recipe
+++ b/www-client/lynx/lynx-2.8.9dev.1.recipe
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ SOURCE_DIR="lynx2-8-9"
 PATCHES="lynx-2.8.9dev.1.patchset"
 
 GLOBAL_WRITABLE_FILES="
-	settings/lynx.lss
-	settings/lynx.cfg
+	settings/lynx.lss keep-old
+	settings/lynx.cfg keep-old
 	"
 
 BUILD()