diff --git a/srcpkgs/ConsoleKit/template b/srcpkgs/ConsoleKit/template
index 6a948cf1519..3a8737aef39 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ConsoleKit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ConsoleKit/template
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ conf_files="
 /etc/dbus-1/system.d/ConsoleKit.conf
 /etc/ConsoleKit/seats.d/00-primary.seat"
 
-skip_empty_dirs=yes
+keep_empty_dirs=yes
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-x11"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc