diff -Nuar strongswan-4.2.7.orig/src/starter/Makefile.am strongswan-4.2.7/src/starter/Makefile.am
--- strongswan-4.2.7.orig/src/starter/Makefile.am	2008-09-17 14:10:31.000000000 -0700
+++ strongswan-4.2.7/src/starter/Makefile.am	2008-09-23 19:28:49.085627647 -0700
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 		$(COMPILE) -c -o $@ $<
 
 install-exec-local :	
-		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d" || true
+		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d" || $(INSTALL) -D -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d" || true
 		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/cacerts" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/cacerts" || true
 		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/ocspcerts" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/ocspcerts" || true
 		test -e "$(DESTDIR)${sysconfdir}/ipsec.d/certs" || $(INSTALL) -o ${ipsecuser} -g ${ipsecgroup} -d "$(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/ipsec.d/certs" || true