diff --git a/install/dist/lib/fedora.lib.php b/install/dist/lib/fedora.lib.php
index 5dd2330745dac779f14c090ff511c134f313cb9d..4046cc01b19b340b8dfec338e5631c4ed818cc2d 100644
--- a/install/dist/lib/fedora.lib.php
+++ b/install/dist/lib/fedora.lib.php
@@ -481,6 +481,21 @@ class installer_dist extends installer_base {
 		
 		// add the include line at the end of named.conf.
 		replaceLine('/etc/named.conf','include "/etc/named.conf.local";','include "/etc/named.conf.local";',0,1);
+
+		//* Check if the zonefile directory has a slash at the end
+		$content=$conf['bind']['bind_zonefiles_dir'];
+		if(substr($content,-1,1) != '/') {
+			$content .= '/';
+		}
+
+		//* Create the slave subdirectory
+		$content .= 'slave';
+		$content_mkdir = 'mkdir -p '.$content;
+		exec($content_mkdir);
+
+		//* Chown the slave subdirectory to $conf['bind']['bind_user']
+		exec('chown '.$conf['bind']['bind_user'].':'.$conf['bind']['bind_group'].' '.$content);
+		exec('chmod 770 '.$content);
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -959,4 +974,4 @@ class installer_dist extends installer_base {
 
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>