diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index bb8bfc3c25..48461e865d 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@ exit 0
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/libvirtd.qemu
 %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/log/libvirt/qemu/
 %ghost %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/run/libvirt/qemu/
-%dir %attr(0750, %{qemu_user}, %{qemu_group}) %{_localstatedir}/lib/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
 %{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/tests/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@ exit 0
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/libvirt/qemu-lockd.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/libvirtd.qemu
 %ghost %dir %attr(0700, root, root) %{_localstatedir}/run/libvirt/qemu/
-%dir %attr(0750, %{qemu_user}, %{qemu_group}) %{_localstatedir}/lib/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
 %{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/tests/test_libvirtd_qemu.aug
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 429137561c..060abe8e26 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -2805,7 +2805,7 @@ if WITH_SANLOCK
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/libvirt/sanlock"
 endif WITH_SANLOCK
 if WITH_QEMU
-	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/libvirt/qemu"
+	$(MKDIR_P) -m 0751 "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/libvirt/qemu"
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/run/libvirt/qemu"
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/cache/libvirt/qemu"
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/log/libvirt/qemu"