diff --git a/sys-cluster/placement/placement-7.0.0-r1.ebuild b/sys-cluster/placement/placement-7.0.0-r1.ebuild
index a1eb2e41c3..54a93e358b 100644
--- a/sys-cluster/placement/placement-7.0.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-cluster/placement/placement-7.0.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ python_install_all() {
 	dobin tools/postgresql-migrate-db.sh
 
 	newtmpfiles "${FILESDIR}/placement.tmpfile" placement.conf
+
+	dodir /var/log/placement
+	fperms placement:placement /var/log/placement
+	keepdir /var/log/placement
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {