Updating /etc/finit.conf cause error in syslog

[troglobit]

root@infix-12-34-56:~$ touch /etc/finit.conf 
Jun 29 13:58:22 infix-12-34-56 finit[1]: conf_change_act():failed registering /etc/finit.conf/ event: Not a directory
Jun 29 13:58:22 infix-12-34-56 finit[1]: conf_iwatch_read(): Out of memory: Not a directory
root@infix-12-34-56:~$ initctl reload