diff --git a/meta/packages/hal/files/99_hal b/meta/packages/hal/files/99_hal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3d477231e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/packages/hal/files/99_hal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d root root 0700 /var/run/hald none