diff --git a/net/nut/Makefile b/net/nut/Makefile
index afb9c0975..0bdc7ded3 100644
--- a/net/nut/Makefile
+++ b/net/nut/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nut
 PKG_VERSION:=2.7.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=10
+PKG_RELEASE:=11
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.networkupstools.org/source/2.7/
diff --git a/net/nut/files/nut-cgi.init b/net/nut/files/nut-cgi.init
index 13f1297fe..a263bccda 100755
--- a/net/nut/files/nut-cgi.init
+++ b/net/nut/files/nut-cgi.init
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ nut_upscgi_add() {
 }
 
 start() {
-	rm -f $UPSCGI_C
+	mkdir -m 0755 -p "$(dirname "$UPSCGI_C")"
+	rm -f "$UPSCGI_C"
 
 	config_load nut_cgi