diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman.inc b/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman.inc
index 5880ecd5d4..0c1dc7e5dd 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman.inc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ EXTRA_OECONF += "\
     --enable-ethernet \
     --enable-tools \
     --disable-polkit \
+    --runstatedir=/run \
 "
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= "wispr iptables client\