--- rpm-5.3.8/rpmdb/db3.c.set_lg_dir~	2011-01-25 15:52:56.000000000 +0100
+++ rpm-5.3.8/rpmdb/db3.c	2011-01-25 16:20:29.860333978 +0100
@@ -920,6 +920,19 @@ static int db_init(dbiIndex dbi, const c
     }
 
 /* ==== Logging: */
+    const char *logdir;
+
+    logdir = rpmGetPath(dbhome, "/", "log", NULL);
+    /*
+     * Create the /var/lib/rpm/log directory if it doesn't exist (root only).
+     */
+    rpmioMkpath(logdir, 0755, getuid(), getgid());
+
+    xx = dbenv->set_lg_dir(dbenv, logdir);
+    xx = cvtdberr(dbi, "dbenv->set_lg_dir", xx, _debug);
+
+    _free(logdir);
+
 
 /* ==== Memory pool: */
     if (eflags & DB_INIT_MPOOL) {