diff --git a/media-tv/mythtv/files/mythbackend.init-r1 b/media-tv/mythtv/files/mythbackend.init-r2
similarity index 86%
rename from media-tv/mythtv/files/mythbackend.init-r1
rename to media-tv/mythtv/files/mythbackend.init-r2
index e7bbeb186e936..43f53e876ff44 100644
--- a/media-tv/mythtv/files/mythbackend.init-r1
+++ b/media-tv/mythtv/files/mythbackend.init-r2
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ start() {
 
 	# Work around any strange permissions that may be on these files.
 	[ "x${MYTHBACKEND_LOGGING}" = "xfiles" ] && \
-		checkpath --dir --owner mythv:video --mode 0664 /var/log/mythtv
-	checkpath --dir --owner mythv:video --mode 0664 /home/mythtv
+		checkpath --directory --owner mythv:video --mode 0775 /var/log/mythtv
+	checkpath --directory --owner mythv:video --mode 0775 /home/mythtv
 
 	ebegin "Starting MythTV Backend"
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec /usr/bin/mythbackend \
-                --pidfile /var/run/mythbackend.pid -- \
-		--daemon --pidfile /var/run/mythbackend.pid --user mythtv:video \
+                --pidfile /var/run/mythbackend.pid --user mythtv:video -- \
+		--daemon --pidfile /var/run/mythbackend.pid \
 		--verbose ${MYTHBACKEND_VERBOSE} \
 		${logging} ${MYTHBACKEND_OPTS}
 	eend $?
diff --git a/media-tv/mythtv/mythtv-0.27.5_p20150904.ebuild b/media-tv/mythtv/mythtv-0.27.5_p20150904-r1.ebuild
similarity index 99%
rename from media-tv/mythtv/mythtv-0.27.5_p20150904.ebuild
rename to media-tv/mythtv/mythtv-0.27.5_p20150904-r1.ebuild
index 62926a852ba7d..05358ad15155e 100644
--- a/media-tv/mythtv/mythtv-0.27.5_p20150904.ebuild
+++ b/media-tv/mythtv/mythtv-0.27.5_p20150904-r1.ebuild
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ src_install() {
 	insinto /usr/share/mythtv/database
 	doins database/*
 
-	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/mythbackend.init-r1 mythbackend
+	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/mythbackend.init-r2 mythbackend
 	newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/mythbackend.conf-r1 mythbackend
 	systemd_dounit "${FILESDIR}"/mythbackend.service