--- /usr/portage/media-sound/pulseaudio/files/pulseaudio.init.d-5	2011-03-27 20:58:49.000000000 +0400
+++ pulseaudio.init.d-5	2012-12-25 21:59:21.811441794 +0400
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 		eerror "when used for standard desktop configurations."
 		return 1
 	fi
+	checkpath -q -d -m 0755 -o pulse:pulse /var/run/pulse
 	ebegin "Starting pulseaudio"
 	PA_ALL_OPTS="${PA_OPTS} --fail=1 --daemonize=1 --system"
 	start-stop-daemon --start --exec /usr/bin/pulseaudio -- ${PA_ALL_OPTS}