diff --git a/bin/postgresql b/bin/postgresql
index 5b3c341..d3a17f6 100644
--- a/bin/postgresql
+++ b/bin/postgresql
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ case $1 in
     fi
 
     rm -f "${pid}"
+    mkdir -p /run/postgresql
     daemonize -c "${PGDATA}" -o "${log}" -a -e "${log}" /usr/bin/postgres
     ;;
 esac