diff --git a/main/lightdm/.checksums b/main/lightdm/.checksums
index 53ae6ef31..3b1c8cf67 100644
--- a/main/lightdm/.checksums
+++ b/main/lightdm/.checksums
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ af6bd6cd7a179fd7116f81c6ca1ba038  lightdm-autologin.pam
 3f11c7f5ad31b7b6e13b2e622527e3b7  lightdm.pam
 2a7326f4de1d949b8c96749b62cc5021  lightdm.rules
 fa29ca45998185aac748ea1668c11eaf  rc.lightdm
+04ef4c836a2eea746187eb6e8b8c0de7  run.lightdm
diff --git a/main/lightdm/run.lightdm b/main/lightdm/run.lightdm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c605d1c07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/lightdm/run.lightdm
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+sv check dbus >/dev/null || exit 1
+install -d -m0711 -olightdm -glightdm /var/run/lightdm
+[ -f ./conf ] && . ./conf
+exec lightdm
diff --git a/main/lightdm/spkgbuild b/main/lightdm/spkgbuild
index 7892a089e..43bf65a08 100755
--- a/main/lightdm/spkgbuild
+++ b/main/lightdm/spkgbuild
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ source="https://github.com/CanonicalLtd/lightdm/releases/download/$version/light
 	lightdm.rules
 	$name.pam
 	$name-autologin.pam
+	run.$name
 	rc.$name"
 
 build() {
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ build() {
 	install -dm755 -o lightdm -g lightdm $PKG/var/cache/lightdm
 	install -dm770 -o lightdm -g lightdm $PKG/var/log/lightdm
 
+	# service files
+	if  [ ! -e /sbin/init ] !! [ "$(readlink /sbin/init)" =  /sbin/runit-init ] ; then
+	# runit service
+	    install -Dm755 $SRC/run.$name $PKG/etc/sv/$name/run
+	else
 	# rc service
-	install -Dm755 $SRC/rc.$name $PKG/etc/rc.d/$name
+	    install -Dm755 $SRC/rc.$name $PKG/etc/rc.d/$name
+	fi
 }