diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a92fbc7..c47571f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ pcsc-lite (1.6.5-1) experimental; urgency=low
   * debian/rules: do not install pcscd suid root
   * debian/pcscd.lintian-overrides: removed since no more lintian warnings
   * debian/pcscd.init: create $IPCDIR with correct access rights
+  * debian/pcscd.postinst: create the pcscd group and setgid pcscd to it
 
- -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:08:21 +0100
+ -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:16:38 +0100
 
 pcsc-lite (1.6.4-1) experimental; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/pcscd.postinst b/debian/pcscd.postinst
index 399ff01..4e34bc7 100644
--- a/debian/pcscd.postinst
+++ b/debian/pcscd.postinst
@@ -16,4 +16,11 @@ if [ -d $CFGDIR ]; then
 	rm -rf $CFGDIR
 fi
 
+# create the pcscd group
+addgroup --system pcscd
+
+# set guid pcscd for pcscd
+chgrp pcscd /usr/sbin/pcscd
+chmod g+s /usr/sbin/pcscd
+
 #DEBHELPER#