diff --git a/pkgbuild b/pkgbuild
index e845299..bf1a53f 100755
--- a/pkgbuild
+++ b/pkgbuild
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ mkdir -p $root/{bin,boot,dev,etc,svc,home,root,var,share,devel,sys,proc}
 mkdir -p $root/dev/shm
 mkdir -p $root/devel/{include,lib,src}
 mkdir -p $root/share/man
+mkdir -p $root/var/run
 pushd $root/
 if [ -e sbin ]; then
         unlink sbin
diff --git a/stage0 b/stage0
index 06b2010..6ac3ce1 100755
--- a/stage0
+++ b/stage0
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ mkdir -p src cross
 mkdir -p $root/{bin,boot,dev,etc,home,root,var,share,tmp,sys,proc}
 mkdir -p $root/dev/shm
 mkdir -p $root/share/man
+mkdir -p $root/var/run
 pushd $root/
 if [ -e sbin ]; then
         unlink sbin