--- configure.ac.orig	2014-04-25 13:40:13.808532251 +0000
+++ configure.ac	2014-04-25 13:40:13.822532172 +0000
@@ -814,6 +814,13 @@ AC_SUBST(RPMCANONVENDOR)
 AC_SUBST(RPMCANONOS)
 AC_SUBST(RPMCANONGNU)
 
+RUNDIR="/run"
+AC_ARG_WITH([rundir], 
+  AS_HELP_STRING([--with-rundir=RUNDIR], [specify run-time variable directory]),
+  [RUNDIR=$withval])
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([RUNDIR],["${RUNDIR}"],[run-time variable directory])
+AC_SUBST(RUNDIR)
+
 if test X"$prefix" = XNONE ; then
     usrprefix="$ac_default_prefix"
 else
--- platform.in.orig	2014-04-25 13:40:13.823532166 +0000
+++ platform.in	2014-04-25 13:41:13.034198906 +0000
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 %_initddir		%{_sysconfdir}/init.d
 # Deprecated misspelling, present for backwards compatibility.
 %_initrddir		%{_initddir}
+%_rundir		@RUNDIR@
 
 %_defaultdocdir		%{_datadir}/doc