diff --git a/scripts/build.py b/scripts/build.py
index e7a402be5..5869bf1ed 100755
--- a/scripts/build.py
+++ b/scripts/build.py
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ def package(build_output, pkg_name, version, nightly=False, iteration=1, static=
                             package_build_root,
                             current_location)
                         if package_type == "rpm":
-                            fpm_command += "--depends coreutils --depends shadow-utils --rpm-posttrans {}".format(POSTINST_SCRIPT)
+                            fpm_command += "--directories /var/log/telegraf --directories /etc/telegraf --depends coreutils --depends shadow-utils --rpm-posttrans {}".format(POSTINST_SCRIPT)
                         out = run(fpm_command, shell=True)
                         matches = re.search(':path=>"(.*)"', out)
                         outfile = None