diff --git a/srcpkgs/tlp/template b/srcpkgs/tlp/template
index dbfc33f2b68..2c9433667cf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tlp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tlp/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'tlp'
 pkgname=tlp
 version=1.5.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 depends="hdparm bash iw util-linux ethtool perl"
 short_desc="Advanced power management tool for Linux"
 maintainer="Alan Brown <adbrown@rocketmail.com>"
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ checksum=b5f08f00d535c26abc49b336b4c7264c6e5fb7bc3de8054eaabeebdd00e0760e
 
 conflicts="laptop-mode>=0"
 conf_files="/etc/tlp.conf /etc/tlp.d/*.conf"
+make_dirs="/var/lib/tlp 0755 root root"
 
 do_install() {
 	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} \