diff --git a/net/quagga/Makefile b/net/quagga/Makefile
index 0815ebab4..4c2e10f8a 100644
--- a/net/quagga/Makefile
+++ b/net/quagga/Makefile
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ define Package/quagga/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/quagga $(1)/usr/sbin/quagga.init
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/quagga.init $(1)/etc/init.d/quagga
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/var/run/quagga
 endef
 
 define Package/quagga/postinst