--- a/init-scripts/psad-init.gentoo
+++ b/init-scripts/psad-init.gentoo
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 start() {
 	checkconfig || return 1
+	checkpath -q -d -m 755 -o root:root /var/run/psad
 
 	ebegin "Starting ${SVCNAME}"
 	start-stop-daemon \