diff --git a/atop.be0 b/atop.be0
index 2e5b35b2f..b1552cd1b 100755
--- a/atop.be0
+++ b/atop.be0
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ mee_install() {
 }
 ## by default this may be 'make install DESTDIR="${D}"'
 
+mee_install_post() {
+    rm -v ${D}/etc/cron.d/atop
+    rmdir ${D}/etc/cron.d/
+}
+
 ###############################################################################
 ##
 ## Additional hints: