diff --git a/initscript-samba-ad-dc b/initscript-samba-ad-dc
index ece5280..cc85b43 100755
--- a/initscript-samba-ad-dc
+++ b/initscript-samba-ad-dc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ startdaemon() {
     printf "%s: %s: %s\\n" "${BASH_SOURCE[0]##*/}" "error" "not started - pre-start checks failed" >&2
     return 1
   fi
-  mkdir /run/samba
+  mkdir /run/samba 2>/dev/null
   env "${SERVICE_ENV[@]@Q}" "${SERVICE_EXTRA_ENV[@]@Q}" "$SERVICE_EXEC" "${SERVICE_ARGS[@]@Q}" "${SERVICE_EXTRA_ARGS[@]@Q}" >/dev/null 2>&1
   ERR=$?
   (( ERR != 0 )) && {