diff --git a/dpu-utilities.spec b/dpu-utilities.spec
index b91110342f2ac223d849ed1c3896770fa508ea6a..19f1c6522b7a777fb99a6feaa77a08f83b0ef8ef 100644
--- a/dpu-utilities.spec
+++ b/dpu-utilities.spec
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/local/bin
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/qtfs
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/rexec
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/run/qtfs
 install %_builddir/%{name}-v%{version}/qtfs/qtfs/qtfs.ko $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{kernel_version}/extra
 install %_builddir/%{name}-v%{version}/qtfs/qtfs_server/qtfs_server.ko $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/lib/modules/%{kernel_version}/extra
 install -m 0700 %_builddir/%{name}-v%{version}/qtfs/qtfs_server/engine $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin/
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ fi
 %attr(0500, root, root) /usr/bin/qtcfg
 %attr(0400, root, root) /etc/qtfs/whitelist
 %attr(0400, root, root) /etc/rexec/whitelist
+%attr(0500, root, root) /var/run/qtfs
 
 %files -n dpuos-imageTailor-config
 /opt/imageTailor/custom/*