diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5770069..1b668be 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+pcsc-lite (1.8.3-2) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Fix "invoke-rc.d pcscd start starts the daemon again if allready
+    running" do not remove /var/run/pcscd/ if already present (Closes: #666465)
+
+ -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:07:01 +0200
+
 pcsc-lite (1.8.3-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release
diff --git a/debian/pcscd.init b/debian/pcscd.init
index 9ebc0e7..d9d050b 100644
--- a/debian/pcscd.init
+++ b/debian/pcscd.init
@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ eval LANG=$value
 do_start()
 {
 	# create $IPCDIR with correct access rights
-	rm -rf $IPCDIR
-	mkdir $IPCDIR
+	if [ ! -d $IPCDIR ]
+	then
+		rm -rf $IPCDIR
+		mkdir $IPCDIR
+	fi
 	chgrp pcscd $IPCDIR
 	chmod 0775 $IPCDIR