--- laptop_mode	2010-10-22 17:34:41.000000000 +0400
+++ /etc/init.d/laptop_mode	2010-10-22 18:11:19.000000000 +0400
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 	checkconfig || return 1
 
 	ebegin "Starting laptop_mode"
+	# bug #342049 fix
+	# check if dir exists and creates if it doesn't
+	checkpath -d -m 755 /var/run/laptop-mode-tools
 	touch /var/run/laptop-mode-tools/enabled
 	/usr/sbin/laptop_mode auto >/dev/null
 	eend $?