diff --git a/srcpkgs/accountsservice/template b/srcpkgs/accountsservice/template
index 685dcb714c4..fe5bea3e592 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/accountsservice/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/accountsservice/template
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'accountsservice'
 pkgname=accountsservice
 version=0.6.14
+revision=1
 distfiles="http://www.freedesktop.org/software/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--localstatedir=/var"
 short_desc="D-Bus interfaces for querying and manipulating user account information"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/"
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ long_desc="
  querying and manipulating user account information and an implementation
  of these interfaces, based on the useradd, usermod and userdel commands."
 
+keep_empty_dirs=yes
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run glib