diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index cc8026c4c..80ac654e8 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ COPY etc /etc/
 RUN mkdir -p /etc/docker
 
 ADD kernel/$ARCH/aufs-utils.tar /
-COPY mkinitrd.sh /bin/
 COPY kernel/$ARCH/kernel-source-info /etc/
 ADD kernel/$ARCH/kernel-patches.tar /etc/kernel-patches
 ADD kernel/$ARCH/kernel-modules.tar /
@@ -90,6 +89,7 @@ RUN \
   true
 
 COPY init /
+COPY mkinitrd.sh /
 
 RUN adduser -D -H -s /sbin/nologin dockremap
 
diff --git a/alpine/Makefile b/alpine/Makefile
index daa853b9b..efc0c5c1d 100644
--- a/alpine/Makefile
+++ b/alpine/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ initrd.img: Dockerfile mkinitrd.sh init $(ETCFILES)
 	$(MAKE) -j -C packages
 	$(MAKE) -C kernel
 	docker build -t moby-initrd:build .
-	docker run --net=none --rm moby-initrd:build /bin/mkinitrd.sh > $@
+	docker run --net=none --rm moby-initrd:build /mkinitrd.sh > $@
 
 initrd.img.gz: initrd.img
 	cat initrd.img | gzip -9 > initrd.img.gz
diff --git a/alpine/mkinitrd.sh b/alpine/mkinitrd.sh
index bb23c3b0d..894b080de 100755
--- a/alpine/mkinitrd.sh
+++ b/alpine/mkinitrd.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ EOF
 
 printf 'moby' > /tmp/etc/hostname
 
-rm /tmp/bin/mkinitrd.sh
+rm /tmp/mkinitrd.sh
 
 cd /tmp
 find . | cpio -H newc -o