Index: Makefile
===================================================================
--- Makefile	(revision 525920)
+++ Makefile	(working copy)
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	fail2ban
 PORTVERSION=	0.11.1
+PORTREVISION=   1
 CATEGORIES=	security python
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
Index: files/fail2ban.in
===================================================================
--- files/fail2ban.in	(revision 525920)
+++ files/fail2ban.in	(working copy)
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@
 # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to enable fail2ban:
 # fail2ban_enable="YES"
 # fail2ban_flags="<set as needed>"
+# fail2ban_pidfile="<same as in fail2ban.local>"
 
+# Make sure pidfile and socket point to the same directory
+
 . /etc/rc.subr
 
 name="fail2ban"
 rcvar=fail2ban_enable
 
+start_precmd="fail2ban_prestart"
 command="%%PREFIX%%/bin/fail2ban-server"
 command_interpreter="%%PYTHON_CMD%%"
 client="%%PREFIX%%/bin/fail2ban-client"
@@ -19,6 +23,11 @@
 
 extra_commands="reload jailstatus"
 
+fail2ban_prestart()
+{
+   install -d -m 0755 "$(dirname ${pidfile})"
+}
+
 load_rc_config ${name}
 
 #