diff --git a/manifests/syslog/config/rsyslog.pp b/manifests/syslog/config/rsyslog.pp
index b8b3c64d35da6fdf1e63e9fa375cc2fb67908a46..b0a6a86b1826d6a37d06275a26b343d96ae143c5 100644
--- a/manifests/syslog/config/rsyslog.pp
+++ b/manifests/syslog/config/rsyslog.pp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ define base::syslog::config::rsyslog(
               fail('rsyslog v7 not supported on squeeze')
             }
             'wheezy': {
-              file { '/etc/apt/preferences.d':
+              file { '/etc/apt/preferences.d/rsyslog':
                 ensure => present,
                 source => 'puppet:///modules/base/syslog/etc/apt/preferences.d/rsyslog-wheezy',
               }