diff --git a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp-ddns/run b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp-ddns/run
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index b6011bd9a38..dc6ecbb017f
--- a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp-ddns/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp-ddns/run
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 [ -r conf ] && . ./conf
-mkdir -p /var/kea /var/run/kea
+mkdir -p /run/kea
 exec kea-dhcp-ddns ${OPTS:=-c /etc/kea/kea.conf}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp4/run b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp4/run
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 28feea4474d..1f99ae418bd
--- a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp4/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp4/run
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 [ -r conf ] && . ./conf
 [ -n "$WAIT_IFACE" ] && [ -z "$(ip -f inet address show "$WAIT_IFACE")" ] && exit 1
-mkdir -p /var/kea /var/run/kea
+mkdir -p /run/kea
 exec kea-dhcp4 ${OPTS:=-c /etc/kea/kea.conf}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp6/run b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp6/run
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 1e0f8aef289..00d0eeff801
--- a/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp6/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/kea/files/kea-dhcp6/run
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 [ -r conf ] && . ./conf
 [ -n "$WAIT_IFACE" ] && [ -z "$(ip -f inet6 address show "$WAIT_IFACE")" ] && exit 1
-mkdir -p /var/kea /var/run/kea
+mkdir -p /run/kea
 exec kea-dhcp6 ${OPTS:=-c /etc/kea/kea.conf}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kea/template b/srcpkgs/kea/template
index 9d273620719..78cda628d77 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kea/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kea/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'kea'
 pkgname=kea
 version=1.5.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-generate-docs --with-openssl=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr
  $(vopt_if mysql --with-dhcp-mysql)
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ makedepends="boost-devel log4cplus-devel python3-devel
  $(vopt_if botan botan-devel libressl-devel)
  $(vopt_if mysql libmysqlclient-devel)
  $(vopt_if pgsql postgresql-libs-devel)"
-checkdepends="procps-ng" #needs pgrep
 depends="libkea>=0"
+checkdepends="procps-ng" #needs pgrep
 conf_files="/etc/kea/*.conf"
 short_desc="Next generation DHCPv4/v6 server"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ build_options_default="pgsql"
 # Reduce log spamming for deprecated auto_ptr
 CXXFLAGS="-Wno-deprecated-declarations -O2"
 
+make_dirs="/var/kea 755 root root"
+
 post_install() {
 	vsv kea-dhcp4
 	vsv kea-dhcp6