diff --git a/net/kea/Makefile b/net/kea/Makefile
index 30d7f58674..7c00633ada 100644
--- a/net/kea/Makefile
+++ b/net/kea/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=kea
 PKG_VERSION:=3.0.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://ftp.isc.org/isc/kea/$(PKG_VERSION)
diff --git a/net/kea/files/kea.init b/net/kea/files/kea.init
index 061876c825..a0b593c93b 100755
--- a/net/kea/files/kea.init
+++ b/net/kea/files/kea.init
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ BIN_PATH="/usr/sbin"
 CONF_PATH="/etc/kea"
 
 start_service() {
-	mkdir --mode=0750 -p /var/run/kea
+	mkdir --mode=0750 -p /var/lib/kea /var/run/kea
 
 	config_load "kea"
 	config_foreach start_kea "service"