diff --git a/srcpkgs/util-linux/template b/srcpkgs/util-linux/template
index 702afaabcff..524dc4eeb93 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/util-linux/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/util-linux/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=util-linux
 _distver=2.20
 _patchver=".1"
 version=${_distver}${_patchver}
+revision=1
 wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}
 #distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/${pkgname}/v${_distver}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/${pkgname}/v2.20/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
@@ -18,8 +19,7 @@ long_desc="
 
 replaces="util-linux-ng>=0 e2fsprogs<=1.41.14_1"
 subpackages="libmount libmount-devel libblkid libblkid-devel libuuid libuuid-devel"
-# Required by /var/lib/hwclock
-keep_empty_dirs=yes
+make_dirs="/var/lib/hwclock 0755 0 0"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run zlib