diff --git a/avahi.spec b/avahi.spec
index 3fdb107..ebb81ce 100644
--- a/avahi.spec
+++ b/avahi.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 Name:             avahi
 Version:          0.6.31
-Release:          39%{?dist}
+Release:          40%{?dist}
 Summary:          Local network service discovery
 License:          LGPLv2+
 URL:              http://avahi.org
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ exit 0
 %files autoipd
 %{_sbindir}/avahi-autoipd
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/avahi/avahi-autoipd.action
+%attr(1770,avahi-autoipd,avahi-autoipd) %dir %{_localstatedir}/lib/avahi-autoipd/
 %{_mandir}/man8/avahi-autoipd.*
 
 %files dnsconfd
@@ -730,6 +731,9 @@ exit 0
 %{python3_sitelib}/avahi/
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 17 2015 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 0.6.31-40
+- non-existing homedir /var/lib/avahi-autoipd (#1173822)
+
 * Thu Sep 17 2015 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 0.6.31-39
 - Syslog Filled With "Invalid response packet from host" Message (#1240711)
 - avahi-daemon manpage references file locations under /home/lennart/tmp (#991094)