diff --git a/appliance/init b/appliance/init
index b95185779..968429c4b 100755
--- a/appliance/init
+++ b/appliance/init
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ machine_id=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 status=none | od -x -A n)
 echo "${machine_id// /}" > /etc/machine-id
 
 # Set up tmpfiles (must run after kmod.conf is created above).
-systemd-tmpfiles --prefix=/dev --prefix=/run --create --boot
+systemd-tmpfiles --prefix=/dev --prefix=/run --prefix=/var/run --create --boot
 
 # Find udevd and run it directly.
 for f in /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd \