diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 63f62e7ce..1ab9edf94 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ikiwiki (1.3) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Fix the preinst introduced in the last version. Closes: #367458
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Tue, 16 May 2006 02:43:02 -0500
+
 ikiwiki (1.2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Remove dups from the brokenlinks list.
diff --git a/debian/preinst b/debian/preinst
index e566939f6..12d3d83af 100755
--- a/debian/preinst
+++ b/debian/preinst
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 if [ "$1" = upgrade ] && dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt 1.2; then
 	if [ -e /etc/wikilist ]; then
 		if [ ! -e /etc/ikiwiki/wikilist ]; then
+			if [ ! -e /etc/ikiwiki ]; then
+				mkdir /etc/ikiwiki
+			fi
 			mv -f /etc/wikilist /etc/ikiwiki/wikilist
 		else
 			rm -f /etc/wikilist