diff --git a/data/control/Makefile.am b/data/control/Makefile.am
index d21ed933a..ee4ba16cb 100644
--- a/data/control/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/control/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ install_SCRIPTS = \
 	audioplayer.end \
 	deepstandby.on \
 	deepstandby.off \
-	flash.start \
 	inactivity.on \
 	migration.sh \
 	movieplayer.start \
diff --git a/data/scripts/Makefile.am b/data/scripts/Makefile.am
index 9c5fc797f..c8d186930 100644
--- a/data/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/scripts/Makefile.am
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ install_SCRIPTS = \
 	wakeup.sh \
 	install.sh 
 
+install_SCRIPTS += \
+	start_flash.sh \
+
 if BOXMODEL_CST_HD2
 install_SCRIPTS += \
 	backup_flash.sh \
diff --git a/data/control/flash.start b/data/scripts/start_flash.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 70%
rename from data/control/flash.start
rename to data/scripts/start_flash.sh
index dec5a6953..afcd2cac9
--- a/data/control/flash.start
+++ b/data/scripts/start_flash.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 # kill start script first to ignore neutrino's exit codes
 killall start_neutrino
 
-# run shutdown routine depending on flagfile
+# run shutdown routine
 /etc/init.d/rcK
diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index 1211e1f40..9ae58da09 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #define NEUTRINO_APP_START_SCRIPT "neutrino.start"
 
 // control scripts w/o counterparts in /var
-#define NEUTRINO_ENTER_FLASH_SCRIPT CONTROLDIR "/flash.start"
 #define NEUTRINO_CONF_MIGRATION_SCRIPT CONTROLDIR "/migration.sh"
 
 #define COVERDIR_TMP "/tmp/.cover"
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 2d2a4afae..5c7760fd1 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -5690,7 +5690,9 @@ void stop_daemons(bool stopall, bool for_flash)
 		if (!backup_flash_sh.empty())
 			system(backup_flash_sh.c_str()); //don't fork
 #endif
-		my_system(NEUTRINO_ENTER_FLASH_SCRIPT);
+		std::string start_flash_sh = find_executable("start_flash.sh");
+		if (!start_flash_sh.empty())
+			my_system(start_flash_sh.c_str());
 	}
 
 	InfoClock->enableInfoClock(false);