diff --git a/utils/lm-sensors/Makefile b/utils/lm-sensors/Makefile
index 380ec5c142..450879353a 100644
--- a/utils/lm-sensors/Makefile
+++ b/utils/lm-sensors/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=lm-sensors
 PKG_VERSION:=3.6.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_VERSION_SUBST=$(subst .,-,$(PKG_VERSION))
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/hramrach/lm-sensors/tar.gz/V$(PKG_VERSION_SUBST)?
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ endef
 define Package/lm-sensors/conffiles
 /etc/sensors.conf
 /etc/sensors3.conf
+/etc/sensors.d
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile
@@ -105,10 +106,8 @@ endef
 define Package/lm-sensors/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/prog/sensors/sensors $(1)/usr/sbin
-ifeq ($(ARCH),i386)
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc
-	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/sensors.conf $(1)/etc/sensors.conf
-endif
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/sensors.d
+	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/custom.conf $(1)/etc/sensors.d/custom.conf
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/lm-sensors.init $(1)/etc/init.d/lm-sensors
 endef
diff --git a/utils/lm-sensors/files/custom.conf b/utils/lm-sensors/files/custom.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35c320c824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/lm-sensors/files/custom.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# customizations for hardware-specific configurations go in this file
+# which will be included by sysupgrade when creating backup tarballs
diff --git a/utils/lm-sensors/files/sensors.conf b/utils/lm-sensors/files/sensors.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 505b9d97b8..0000000000
--- a/utils/lm-sensors/files/sensors.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,117 +0,0 @@
-chip "pc87366-*"
-
-# Soekris net4801 configuration
-
-# Written by Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik@brixandersen.dk>
-# Latest version can be found at http://www.brixandersen.dk/
-
-# The configuration is partly based on the PC87366 datasheet and
-# partly borrowed from the env4801 utility by Poul-Henning
-# Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
-
-# Datasheet: http://www.winbond.com/PDF/APCsheet/PC87366.pdf
-# env4801:   http://phk.freebsd.dk/soekris/env4801/
-
-
-# Voltage inputs
-  ignore vid
-
-  # Unknown
-  # label in0     "avi0"
-  ignore in0
-
-
-  # Core Voltage, +2.0V
-  label in1     "VCORE"
-  set in1_min   1.9
-  set in1_max   2.1
-
-
-  # VCC, +5.0V
-  label in2     "VCC"
-  compute in2   @*2, @/2
-
-
-  # Power Supply Input, +6.0V - +28.0V
-  label in3     "VPWR"
-  compute in3   @*20.1, @/20.1
-  set in3_min    6.0
-  set in3_max   28.0
-
-
-  # +12V
-  label in4     "+12V"
-  compute in4   @*4.83, @/4.83
-  set in4_min   11
-  set in4_max   13
-
-
-  # -12V
-  label in5     "-12V"
-  # If in10 on your net4801 doesn't have the 3.3V reference, use this
-  # compute line instead:
-  # compute in5   (@-3.3)*19.2+3.3, (@-3.3)/19.2+3.3
-  compute in5   (@-in10)*19.2+in10, (@-in10)/19.2+in10
-  set in5_min   -13
-  set in5_max   -11
-
-
-  # GND, 0V
-  label in6     "GND"
-  set in6_min   0
-  set in6_max   0
-
-
-  # Standby Voltage, +3.3V
-  # Internally divided by 2
-  label in7     "Vsb"
-  compute in7   @*2, @/2
-  set in7_min    3.0
-  set in7_max    3.6
-
-
-  # Supply Voltage, +3.3V
-  # Internally divided by 2
-  label in8     "Vdd"
-  compute in8   @*2, @/2
-  set in8_min    3.0
-  set in8_max    3.6
-
-
-  # Battery Backup Supply Voltage, +3.0V
-  label in9     "Vbat"
-  set in9_min    2.4
-  set in9_max    3.6
-
-
-  # Analog Supply Voltage, +3.3V
-  # Internally divided by 2
-  label in10    "AVdd"
-  compute in10  @*2, @/2
-  set in10_min   3.0
-  set in10_max   3.6
-
-
-# Temperature inputs
-  ignore temp1
-  ignore temp2
-
-  # PC87366 Internal Temperature
-  # PC87366 Recommended Operating Conditions: 0 - 70C
-  # SC1100  Recommended Operating Conditions: 0 - 85C
-  label temp3       "Temp"
-  label temp3_crit  "Critical"
-  set temp3_min      0
-  set temp3_max     70
-  set temp3_crit    85
-
-
-  ignore temp4
-  ignore temp5
-  ignore temp6
-
-
-# Fan inputs
-  ignore fan1
-  ignore fan2
-  ignore fan3