diff --git a/apache2.changes b/apache2.changes
index e693d57..1c002b6 100644
--- a/apache2.changes
+++ b/apache2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  9 10:26:46 UTC 2019 - Petr Gajdos <pgajdos@suse.com>
+
+- do not create sysconfig.d when already exists [bsc#1121086]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jan  6 15:14:43 UTC 2019 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/start_apache2 b/start_apache2
index af4dc61..c39c002 100644
--- a/start_apache2
+++ b/start_apache2
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ unset sysconfig_setting
 #
 # involve the sysconfig variables
 #
-mkdir -p ${sysconfd_dir} || exit 1
+[ -d ${sysconfd_dir} ] || mkdir -p ${sysconfd_dir} || exit 1
 for c in global.conf include.conf loadmodule.conf; do
   echo "# File generated from $SYSCONFIG_FILE, do not edit. Edit the sysconfig file instead." > ${sysconfd_dir}/$c
 done