diff --git a/srcpkgs/chrony/files/chronyd/run b/srcpkgs/chrony/files/chronyd/run
index 96d9c3ba9b3..75ee6102a3f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chrony/files/chronyd/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/chrony/files/chronyd/run
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+install -d -m750 -o chrony -g chrony /var/run/chrony
 exec chronyd -n -u chrony
diff --git a/srcpkgs/chrony/template b/srcpkgs/chrony/template
index cace9481ae4..93853ec0bb2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chrony/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chrony/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # When Updating: Please confirm the upstream config still refers to make_dirs
 pkgname=chrony
 version=3.4
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--without-nss --enable-scfilter
  --with-sendmail=/usr/bin/sendmail"
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ checksum=af77e47c2610a7e55c8af5b89a8aeff52d9a867dd5983d848b52d374bc0e6b9f
 
 make_dirs="
 	/var/log/chrony 0755 chrony chrony
-	/var/lib/chrony	0755 chrony chrony
-	/var/run/chrony 0750 chrony chrony"
+	/var/lib/chrony	0755 chrony chrony"
 
 provides="ntp-daemon-0_1"
 alternatives="