diff --git a/avahi/manifests/init.pp b/avahi/manifests/init.pp
index 2c3a9e9..1c1adfe 100644
--- a/avahi/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/avahi/manifests/init.pp
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ class avahi::daemon {
         service { "dbus-daemon":
             ensure => running,
             enable => true,
-            start  => "/usr/local/bin/dbus-daemon --system",
+            binary => "dbus-daemon",
+            start  => "install -d -o _dbus -g _dbus /var/run/dbus && /usr/local/bin/dbus-daemon --system",
             before => Service["avahi-daemon"],
         }
     }