diff --git a/config/rootfiles/packages/monit b/config/rootfiles/packages/monit
index 049bab351..4477ea3d2 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/packages/monit
+++ b/config/rootfiles/packages/monit
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 etc/monitrc
 usr/bin/monit
 #usr/share/man/man1/monit.1
+var/lib/monit
 var/ipfire/backup/addons/includes/monit
 etc/rc.d/init.d/monit
 etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K40monit
diff --git a/lfs/monit b/lfs/monit
index 6c35c6ced..0998d59ee 100644
--- a/lfs/monit
+++ b/lfs/monit
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
 DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
 PROG       = monit
-PAK_VER    = 3
+PAK_VER    = 4
 
 DEPS       = ""
 
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install
 
+	mkdir -p /var/lib/monit
+
 	install -v -m 644 $(DIR_SRC)/config/backup/includes/monit \
 			 /var/ipfire/backup/addons/includes/monit