diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
index 32b417e0187..ecaf920f08f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ make_system_dirs()
 }
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
-pre)
+pre|post)
 	echo "Creating system directories/symlinks..."
 	make_system_dirs
 	;;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-directories/template b/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
index 5a6bc090375..880bbf26c77 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'base-directories'
 pkgname=base-directories
-version=0.26
+version=0.27
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 bootstrap=yes