diff --git a/srcpkgs/mpd/files/mpd/run b/srcpkgs/mpd/files/mpd/run
index bde3c869b6..9dade12f41 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/mpd/files/mpd/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/mpd/files/mpd/run
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 install -d -m 0755 -o mpd -g mpd /run/mpd
+install -d -m 0755 /var/lib/mpd/playlists
+chown -R mpd:mpd /var/lib/mpd
 exec mpd --no-daemon
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mpd/template b/srcpkgs/mpd/template
index 5b58c9e31a..7157dba6a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mpd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mpd/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'mpd'
 pkgname=mpd
 version=0.19.16
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-opus --enable-mikmod --enable-neighbor-plugins
  --enable-soundcloud --enable-pipe-output --disable-twolame-encoder
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ makedepends="
 conf_files="/etc/mpd.conf"
 system_accounts="mpd"
 mpd_homedir="/var/lib/mpd"
-make_dirs="/var/lib/mpd/playlists 0755 mpd mpd"
 short_desc="Flexible, powerful, server-side application for playing music"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-2"