diff --git a/platform.in b/platform.in
index 04e3c5460..4b496a0ff 100644
--- a/platform.in
+++ b/platform.in
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 %_oldincludedir		@oldincludedir@
 %_infodir		@infodir@
 %_mandir		@mandir@
-%_initrddir		%{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/init.d
+%_initddir		%{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/init.d
+# Deprecated misspelling, present for backwards compatibility.
+%_initrddir		%{_initddir}
 
 %_defaultdocdir		@DEFAULTDOCDIR@