--- laptop-mode.orig	2009-02-12 03:20:19.794537003 -0200
+++ laptop-mode	2009-02-12 03:21:21.241230492 -0200
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 case "$1" in
   start)
     stat_busy "Starting laptop-mode"
+    if [ ! -d /var/run/laptop-mode-tools ]; then
+      mkdir /var/run/laptop-mode-tools
+    fi
     touch /var/run/laptop-mode-tools/enabled
     /usr/sbin/laptop_mode auto >/dev/null 2>&1
     if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then