--- openntpd.old	2009-11-13 23:15:15.000000000 +0100
+++ openntpd	2009-11-13 23:17:37.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 CONF=/etc/conf.d/openntpd
+RUNDIR=/var/run/openntpd
 
 . /etc/rc.conf
 . /etc/rc.d/functions
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 case "$1" in
   start)
     stat_busy "Starting OpenNTPD"
+    [ -d $RUNDIR ] || mkdir $RUNDIR
     [ -z "$PID" ] && /usr/sbin/ntpd $PARAMS
     if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
       stat_fail