diff --git a/package/mnemoc/runit/packages/spamassassin-run.txt b/package/mnemoc/runit/packages/spamassassin-run.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce5e54e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mnemoc/runit/packages/spamassassin-run.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+exec 2>&1
+
+exec D_bindir/spamd
diff --git a/package/rene/spamassassin/spamassassin.conf b/package/rene/spamassassin/spamassassin.conf
index 29eecf300..93c42f864 100644
--- a/package/rene/spamassassin/spamassassin.conf
+++ b/package/rene/spamassassin/spamassassin.conf
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
 # SpamAssassin doesn't use autoconf anymore
 runconf=0
 
-hook_add premake 3 "perl Makefile.PL CONFDIR=/etc/spamassassin ENABLE_SSL=yes"
+sysconfdir=/etc/spamassassin
+hook_add premake 3 "perl Makefile.PL CONFDIR=$sysconfdir ENABLE_SSL=yes"
 hook_add postinstall 3 "install_init spamd $confdir/spamassassin.init"