diff --git a/srcpkgs/beanstalkd/files/beanstalkd/run b/srcpkgs/beanstalkd/files/beanstalkd/run
index 3430cfa9fe2..48134184bf3 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/beanstalkd/files/beanstalkd/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/beanstalkd/files/beanstalkd/run
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # By default use persistent storage (binary log)
 [ -r conf ] && . ./conf
-[ -d /var/lib/beanstalkd ] || install -D -o beanstalkd -g beanstalkd /var/lib/beanstalkd
 exec chpst -u beanstalkd:beanstalkd beanstalkd ${OPTS:=-b /var/lib/beanstalkd} 2>&1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/beanstalkd/template b/srcpkgs/beanstalkd/template
index d2235234697..34c65389883 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/beanstalkd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/beanstalkd/template
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'beanstalkd'
 pkgname=beanstalkd
 version=1.10
-revision=3
-short_desc="A simple, fast, general-purpose work queue"
+revision=4
+short_desc="Simple, fast, general-purpose work queue"
 maintainer="bougyman <bougyman@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://kr.github.io/beanstalkd/"
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ checksum=923b1e195e168c2a91adcc75371231c26dcf23868ed3e0403cd4b1d662a52d59
 system_accounts="beanstalkd"
 replaces="beanstalk>=0"
 
+make_dirs="/var/lib/beanstalkd 755 beanstalkd beanstalkd"
+
 do_build() {
 	sed -i 's,sys/fcntl.h,fcntl.h,' sd-daemon.c
 	make CC=$CC CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" ${makejobs}
 }
+
 do_install() {
 	make PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install
 	vman doc/beanstalkd.1