diff --git a/srcpkgs/dbus/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/dbus/INSTALL
index 2fa82f4ad9b..55122c20545 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dbus/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/dbus/INSTALL
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ post)
 	[ ! -d etc/dbus-1/session.d ] && install -d etc/dbus-1/session.d
 	chown root:22 ${dbus_launch}
 	chmod 4750 ${dbus_launch}
+	# In case var/run is detected as obsolete create it again.
+	[ ! -h var/run ] && ln -sfr /run var/run
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dbus/template b/srcpkgs/dbus/template
index 9d398dc2931..d7008187e99 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dbus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dbus/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ _systemd_version=204
 
 pkgname=dbus
 version=1.6.16
-revision=1
+revision=2
 short_desc="Message bus system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2"