diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index ee4b408510..b7c6d845ef 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -1155,7 +1155,8 @@ export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(stat --printf='%Y' %{_specdir}/%{name}.spec)
 %endif
 
 rm -f po/stamp-po
-%configure %{?arg_qemu} \
+%configure --with-runstatedir=%{_rundir} \
+           %{?arg_qemu} \
            %{?arg_openvz} \
            %{?arg_lxc} \
            %{?arg_vbox} \
@@ -1554,7 +1555,7 @@ exit 0
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/libvirtd
 %dir %{_datadir}/libvirt/
 
-%ghost %dir %{_localstatedir}/run/libvirt/
+%ghost %dir %{_rundir}/libvirt/
 
 %dir %attr(0711, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/lib/libvirt/images/
 %dir %attr(0711, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/lib/libvirt/filesystems/
@@ -1632,7 +1633,7 @@ exit 0
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/qemu/
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/qemu/networks/
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart
-%ghost %dir %{_localstatedir}/run/libvirt/network/
+%ghost %dir %{_rundir}/libvirt/network/
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/lib/libvirt/network/
 %dir %attr(0755, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq/
 %attr(0755, root, root) %{_libexecdir}/libvirt_leaseshelper
@@ -1663,7 +1664,7 @@ exit 0
 %{_unitdir}/virtnwfilterd-admin.socket
 %attr(0755, root, root) %{_sbindir}/virtnwfilterd
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/nwfilter/
-%ghost %dir %{_localstatedir}/run/libvirt/network/
+%ghost %dir %{_rundir}/libvirt/network/
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/connection-driver/libvirt_driver_nwfilter.so
 
 %files daemon-driver-secret
@@ -1749,7 +1750,7 @@ exit 0
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/qemu.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/qemu-lockd.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/libvirtd.qemu
-%ghost %dir %{_localstatedir}/run/libvirt/qemu/
+%ghost %dir %{_rundir}/libvirt/qemu/
 %dir %attr(0751, %{qemu_user}, %{qemu_group}) %{_localstatedir}/lib/libvirt/qemu/
 %dir %attr(0750, %{qemu_user}, %{qemu_group}) %{_localstatedir}/cache/libvirt/qemu/
 %{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/libvirtd_qemu.aug
@@ -1772,7 +1773,7 @@ exit 0
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/log/libvirt/lxc/
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/lxc.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/libvirtd.lxc
-%ghost %dir %{_localstatedir}/run/libvirt/lxc/
+%ghost %dir %{_rundir}/libvirt/lxc/
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/lib/libvirt/lxc/
 %{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/libvirtd_lxc.aug
 %{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/tests/test_libvirtd_lxc.aug
@@ -1796,7 +1797,7 @@ exit 0
 %{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/libvirtd_libxl.aug
 %{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/tests/test_libvirtd_libxl.aug
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/log/libvirt/libxl/
-%ghost %dir %{_localstatedir}/run/libvirt/libxl/
+%ghost %dir %{_rundir}/libvirt/libxl/
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/lib/libvirt/libxl/
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/connection-driver/libvirt_driver_libxl.so
 %endif