diff --git a/utils/collectd/Makefile b/utils/collectd/Makefile
index 5a808dd23..ee292bf15 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/collectd/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=collectd
 PKG_VERSION:=5.5.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://collectd.org/files/
diff --git a/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init b/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init
index c9afdee8d..cb314d351 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init
+++ b/utils/collectd/files/collectd.init
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ STOP=10
 USE_PROCD=1
 
 start_service() {
+	mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/lib/collectd
 	procd_open_instance
 	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/collectd -f
 	procd_close_instance