diff --git a/meta/packages/avahi/avahi.inc b/meta/packages/avahi/avahi.inc
index 4e29493196..2a5bf4a182 100644
--- a/meta/packages/avahi/avahi.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/avahi/avahi.inc
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ INITSCRIPT_PARAMS_avahi-daemon = "defaults 21 19"
 INITSCRIPT_NAME_avahi-dnsconfd = "avahi-dnsconfd"
 INITSCRIPT_PARAMS_avahi-dnsconfd = "defaults 22 19"
 
+do_install() {
+	autotools_do_install
+
+	# don't install /var/run when populating rootfs. Do it through volatile
+	# /var/run of current version is empty, so just remove it.
+	# if /var/run become non-empty in the future, need to install it via volatile
+	rm -rf ${D}/var/run
+}
+
 # At the time the postinst runs, dbus might not be setup so only restart if running
 
 pkg_postinst_avahi-daemon () {
diff --git a/meta/packages/avahi/avahi_0.6.27.bb b/meta/packages/avahi/avahi_0.6.27.bb
index 736c61582c..a4c22a8b0e 100644
--- a/meta/packages/avahi/avahi_0.6.27.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/avahi/avahi_0.6.27.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=2d5025d4aa3495befef8f17206a5b0a1 \
                     file://avahi-client/client.h;endline=23;md5=f4ac741a25c4f434039ba3e18c8674cf"
 
 RDEPENDS_avahi-daemon = "sysvinit-pidof"
-PR = "r0"
+PR = "r1"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += "--disable-gtk3"