diff --git a/rc.syslog b/rc.syslog
index 8bad1d5..1efacc3 100644
--- a/rc.syslog
+++ b/rc.syslog
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ case "$SYSLOG_DAEMON" in
 	syslog=syslogd
 	config=/etc/syslog.conf
 	params="$SYSLOGD_PARAMS"
-	mkdir -p -m 0755 /var/run
 	;;
 esac