Index: main/asterisk.c
===================================================================
--- main/asterisk.c	(revision 254361)
+++ main/asterisk.c	(working copy)
@@ -2703,7 +2703,7 @@
 	FILE *f;
 	sigset_t sigs;
 	int num;
-	int isroot = 1;
+	int isroot = 1, rundir_exists = 0;
 	char *buf;
 	char *runuser = NULL, *rungroup = NULL;
 
@@ -2870,8 +2870,12 @@
 
 	/* It's common on some platforms to clear /var/run at boot.  Create the
 	 * socket file directory before we drop privileges. */
-	if (mkdir(ast_config_AST_RUN_DIR, 0755) && errno != EEXIST) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to create socket file directory.  Remote consoles will not be able to connect! (%s)\n", strerror(x));
+	if (mkdir(ast_config_AST_RUN_DIR, 0755)) {
+		if (errno == EEXIST) {
+			rundir_exists = 1;
+		} else {
+			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to create socket file directory.  Remote consoles will not be able to connect! (%s)\n", strerror(x));
+		}
 	}
 
 #ifndef __CYGWIN__
@@ -2886,7 +2890,7 @@
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "No such group '%s'!\n", rungroup);
 			exit(1);
 		}
-		if (chown(ast_config_AST_RUN_DIR, -1, gr->gr_gid)) {
+		if (!rundir_exists && chown(ast_config_AST_RUN_DIR, -1, gr->gr_gid)) {
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to chgrp run directory to %d (%s)\n", (int) gr->gr_gid, rungroup);
 		}
 		if (setgid(gr->gr_gid)) {