diff --git a/net/bind/files/named.init b/net/bind/files/named.init
index 1a7683704..bb13c5f5f 100644
--- a/net/bind/files/named.init
+++ b/net/bind/files/named.init
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ dyndir=/tmp/bind
 
 conf_local_file=$dyndir/named.conf.local
 
-
 fix_perms() {
     for dir in $libdir $logdir $cachedir $dyndir; do
 	test -e "$dir" || {
@@ -41,6 +40,13 @@ start_service() {
     group_exists bind 57 || group_add bind 57
     fix_perms
 
+    local runnamed=$(dirname $pid_file)
+    # with dropped privileges, we need this created for us
+    [ -d $runnamed ] || {
+	mkdir -m 0755 $runnamed
+	chown bind.bind $runnamed
+    }
+
     rndc-confgen > $rndc_temp
 
     sed -r -n \