diff --git a/srcpkgs/acpid/template b/srcpkgs/acpid/template
index f7d4634679b..c189262c263 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/acpid/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/acpid/template
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Add_dependency full glibc
 
 post_install()
 {
+	install -d ${DESTDIR}/etc/acpi/events
+
 	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin/acpid || return 1
 	install -D -m755 ${FILESDIR}/acpid.rc \
 		${DESTDIR}/etc/init.d/acpid || return 1