diff --git a/init.d/bootmisc.in b/init.d/bootmisc.in
index 233dfc55b..488baa895 100644
--- a/init.d/bootmisc.in
+++ b/init.d/bootmisc.in
@@ -168,11 +168,14 @@ start()
 	if [ "$RC_UNAME" = Linux ]; then
 		# Satisfy Linux FHS
 		extra=/var/lib/misc
+		if [ ! -d /var/run/user ]; then
+			extra="/var/run/user $extra"
+		fi
 		if [ ! -d /run ]; then
 			extra="/var/run $extra"
 		fi
 	else
-		extra=/var/run
+		extra=/var/run /var/run/user
 	fi
 	for x in /var/log /tmp $extra; do
 		if ! [ -d $x ]; then