diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2485022..a92fbc7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ pcsc-lite (1.6.5-1) experimental; urgency=low
   * New upstream release
   * debian/rules: do not install pcscd suid root
   * debian/pcscd.lintian-overrides: removed since no more lintian warnings
+  * debian/pcscd.init: create $IPCDIR with correct access rights
 
- -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:54:13 +0100
+ -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:08:21 +0100
 
 pcsc-lite (1.6.4-1) experimental; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/pcscd.init b/debian/pcscd.init
index 9ef45f0..c0baa8f 100644
--- a/debian/pcscd.init
+++ b/debian/pcscd.init
@@ -24,13 +24,20 @@ PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
 DESC="PCSC Lite resource manager"
 NAME=pcscd
 DAEMON=/usr/sbin/$NAME
-PIDFILE=/var/run/pcscd/$NAME.pid
+IPCDIR=/var/run/pcscd
+PIDFILE=$IPCDIR/$NAME.pid
 SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
 
 # if you need to pass arguments to pcscd you should edit the file
 # /etc/default/pcscd and add a line 
 # DAEMON_ARGS="--your-option"
 
+# create $IPCDIR with correct access rights
+rm -rf $IPCDIR
+mkdir $IPCDIR
+chgrp pcscd $IPCDIR
+chmod g+w $IPCDIR
+
 # DO NOT start the daemon on startup
 # comment the line to have the same behavior as in version < 1.6.0
 exit 0