diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 585b0edc..1a5c55d5 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -8430,6 +8430,7 @@ function install_irc_server {
   fi
   mkdir /var/run/ircd
   chown -R irc:irc /var/run/ircd
+  mkdir /var/run/ngircd
   touch /var/run/ngircd/ngircd.pid
   chown -R irc:irc /var/run/ngircd
   service ngircd start