diff --git a/haproxy/config.sls b/haproxy/config.sls
index 9c2d528..53a526d 100644
--- a/haproxy/config.sls
+++ b/haproxy/config.sls
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ haproxy.config:
       - test -e {{ config_file }}
     {% endif %}
 
-{% if salt['pillar.get']('haproxy:global:chroot:enable', False) and
+{% if haproxy.manage_directories and
+      salt['pillar.get']('haproxy:global:chroot:enable', False) and
       salt['pillar.get']('haproxy:global:chroot:path', '') %}
 haproxy-chroot-directory:
   file.directory:
diff --git a/haproxy/map.jinja b/haproxy/map.jinja
index 801e891..c17bd04 100644
--- a/haproxy/map.jinja
+++ b/haproxy/map.jinja
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@
         'user': 'root',
         'group': 'root',
         'service': 'haproxy',
+        'manage_directories': True,
     },
     'FreeBSD': {
         'config_file': '/usr/local/etc/haproxy.conf',
         'group': 'wheel',
     },
+    'Suse': {
+        'manage_directories': False,
+    },
 }, merge=salt['pillar.get']('haproxy:lookup'), base='default') %}