diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3aabf194b7..9f9b988f40 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Thu Mar  8 18:31:14 EST 2007 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
+
+	* qemud/Makefile.am: Make sure to create $PREFIX/var/run/libvirt
+	so that the system daemon can create its socket
+
 Thu Mar  8 16:32:14 EST 2007 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
 
 	* autobuild.sh: Make all compiler warnings fatal for automated
diff --git a/qemud/Makefile.am b/qemud/Makefile.am
index a2d3b0721b..345fb807a4 100644
--- a/qemud/Makefile.am
+++ b/qemud/Makefile.am
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ install-data-local:
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/default-network.xml $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml
 	test -e $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart/default.xml || \
            ln -s ../default.xml $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart/default.xml
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/run/libvirt
 
 uninstall-local:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart/default.xml
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml
 	rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart || :
+	rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/run/libvirt || :
 
 EXTRA_DIST = libvirtd.in default-network.xml