diff --git a/srcpkgs/dhcp/template b/srcpkgs/dhcp/template
index 32ba5fdba35..a6c59a90862 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dhcp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dhcp/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'dhcp'
 pkgname=dhcp
 version=4.3.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="perl"
 conf_files="/etc/dhcpd.conf"
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ post_install() {
 dhclient_package() {
 	short_desc="Client from the Internet Software Consortium's implementation of DHCP"
 	conf_files="/etc/dhclient.conf"
+	make_dirs="/var/lib/dhclient 0755 root root"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove etc/dhclient.conf
 		vmove usr/sbin/dhclient