diff --git a/recipes-extra/uucp/uucp_1.07.bb b/recipes-extra/uucp/uucp_1.07.bb
index 4221833..e19a217 100644
--- a/recipes-extra/uucp/uucp_1.07.bb
+++ b/recipes-extra/uucp/uucp_1.07.bb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://www.airs.com/ian/uucp.html"
 SECTION = "console/utils"
 LICENSE = "GPLv2"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
-PR = "r3.4"
+PR = "r3.5"
 
 inherit autotools
 
@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@ do_configure() {
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--with-newconfigdir=/etc/uucp"
 
-do_install_append() {
-    install -d ${D}/var/spool/uucp
-}
-
 pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
 	if [ "x$D" != "x" ] ; then
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
+	# Create the UUCP directory if it does not exist
+	if [ ! -e /var/spool/uucp ] ; then
+        	mkdir -m 0770 /var/spool/uucp
+	fi
+
 	chown uucp:uucp /var/spool/uucp
 	chmod 770 /var/spool/uucp
 }