diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce98e08..4d30753 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ install:
 	install -m 755 -d $(DESTDIR)/etc/tune-profiles
 	cp -a tune-profiles/* $(DESTDIR)/etc/tune-profiles
 
+	# Create log directory
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/var/log/tuned
+
 changelog:
 	git log > ChangeLog
 
diff --git a/tuned.spec b/tuned.spec
index 8135765..76c63af 100644
--- a/tuned.spec
+++ b/tuned.spec
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ fi
 %config(noreplace) %attr(0644,root,root) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/ktune
 %config(noreplace) %attr(0644,root,root) %{_sysconfdir}/sysctl.ktune
 %dir %attr(0755,root,root) %{_sysconfdir}/ktune.d
+%dir /var/log/tuned
 
 %files utils
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
diff --git a/tuned_logging.py b/tuned_logging.py
index 1a53ba6..abc25ed 100644
--- a/tuned_logging.py
+++ b/tuned_logging.py
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 #
 
+import os, os.path
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
 
+LOG_FILENAME="/var/log/tuned/tuned.log"
+
 class TunedLogger (logging.getLoggerClass()):
 
 	def setLevelString(self, name):
@@ -46,7 +49,12 @@ tuned_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 formatter = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s %(levelname)-8s %(name)s: %(message)s")
 
 console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
-file_handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler("/var/log/tuned.log", maxBytes=200*1000, backupCount=2)
+
+log_directory = os.path.dirname(LOG_FILENAME)
+if not os.path.exists(log_directory):
+	os.makedirs(log_directory)
+
+file_handler = logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler(LOG_FILENAME, maxBytes=200*1000, backupCount=2)
 
 console_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)