diff --git a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp-ddns/run b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp-ddns/run
index dcadad028fe..08bda651dda 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp-ddns/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp-ddns/run
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 [ -r conf ] && . ./conf
+mkdir -p /var/{,run/}kea
 exec kea-dhcp-ddns ${OPTS:=-c /etc/kea/kea.conf}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp4/run b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp4/run
index b1ea9ebda4e..c71a947a1d3 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp4/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp4/run
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 [ -r conf ] && . ./conf
+mkdir -p /var/{,run/}kea
 exec kea-dhcp4 ${OPTS:=-c /etc/kea/kea.conf}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp6/run b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp6/run
index 975923c0835..57187bfb7a3 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp6/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp6/run
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 [ -r conf ] && . ./conf
+mkdir -p /var/{,run/}kea
 exec kea-dhcp6 ${OPTS:=-c /etc/kea/kea.conf}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kea/template b/srcpkgs/kea/template
index 533955ee10b..6aacbdeac69 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kea/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kea/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'kea'
 pkgname=kea
 version=1.1.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-generate-docs --with-openssl=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr
  $(vopt_if mysql --with-dhcp-mysql)
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ post_install() {
 	# keactrl and its config file is useless for us
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/keactrl
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/etc/kea/keactrl.conf
+
+	# Modify the logging output to stdout
+	sed -i ${DESTDIR}/etc/kea/kea.conf \
+		-e 's;"output": "/var/log/.*";"output": "stdout";'
 }
 
 libkea_package() {