diff --git a/byobu/Makefile b/byobu/Makefile
index d365cde..72dd9de 100644
--- a/byobu/Makefile
+++ b/byobu/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ define Package/byobu/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) \
 		$(1)/usr/bin \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/byobu \
-		$(1)/usr/share
+		$(1)/usr/share \
+		$(1)/var/run
 
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/* \
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ define Package/byobu/install
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/byobu \
 		$(1)/usr/share/
+
+	touch	$(1)/var/run/utmp
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,byobu))