diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ctdb/ctdb_2.5.1.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ctdb/ctdb_2.5.1.bb
index 6acfed0e2c..3e7bf961fe 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-support/ctdb/ctdb_2.5.1.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-support/ctdb/ctdb_2.5.1.bb
@@ -47,5 +47,7 @@ do_install_append() {
 
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "ctdb.service"
 
+FILES_${PN} += "/run"
+
 # onnode is a shell script with bashisms and bash #!
 RDEPENDS_${PN} += "bash"