diff --git a/syslogd.changes b/syslogd.changes
index a88fe63..73b8803 100644
--- a/syslogd.changes
+++ b/syslogd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jun 28 08:51:31 UTC 2011 - aj@suse.de
+
+- Fix build - create ghost dir during install
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun  6 13:11:31 UTC 2011 - mt@suse.de
 
diff --git a/syslogd.spec b/syslogd.spec
index 2af77f2..2c6b706 100644
--- a/syslogd.spec
+++ b/syslogd.spec
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ mv sample-s390.conf sample.conf
     mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/logrotate.d
     mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man{5,8}
     mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/adm/fillup-templates
+    mkdir -p -m 0755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/run/rsyslog
     make install MANDIR=%{_mandir} DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
     ln -sf ../etc/init.d/syslog $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/sbin/rcsyslog
     install -m 644 %{SOURCE1} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/logrotate.d/syslog