diff --git a/.update/patches b/.update/patches
index 4c248367e8..fdb8a26263 100755
--- a/.update/patches
+++ b/.update/patches
@@ -1708,7 +1708,8 @@ Patch_9_6()
 	fi
 
 	# Remove obsolete drop-in config: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/issues/7104
-	[[ -d '/etc/systemd/system/ifup@.service.d' ]] && G_EXEC rm -R /etc/systemd/system/ifup@.service.d
+	[[ -f '/etc/systemd/system/ifup@.service.d/dietpi.conf' ]] && G_EXEC rm -R /etc/systemd/system/ifup@.service.d/dietpi.conf
+	[[ -d '/etc/systemd/system/ifup@.service.d' ]] && G_EXEC rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /etc/systemd/system/ifup@.service.d
 }
 
 # v6.35 => v7 migration