diff --git a/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq/run b/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq/run
index 8590374c690..2b740a49d8f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/files/dnsmasq/run
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+mkdir -p /var/lib/misc
 exec dnsmasq -k --enable-dbus -u dnsmasq -g dnsmasq 2>&1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/template b/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/template
index 2724c26838c..ab34472bc20 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dnsmasq/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'dnsmasq'
 pkgname=dnsmasq
 version=2.72
-revision=3
+revision=4
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="dbus-devel libcap-devel libidn-devel"
 conf_files="/etc/dnsmasq.conf"