diff --git a/modules/services/networking/avahi-daemon.nix b/modules/services/networking/avahi-daemon.nix
index 689abc593aa2..b0e332cba09d 100644
--- a/modules/services/networking/avahi-daemon.nix
+++ b/modules/services/networking/avahi-daemon.nix
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ in
             # return a sensible value.
             export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${config.system.nssModules.path}"
 
+            mkdir -p /var/run/avahi-daemon
+
             exec ${avahi}/sbin/avahi-daemon --daemonize -f "${avahiDaemonConf}"
           '';
       };