diff --git a/tier-0/manifest.yaml b/tier-0/manifest.yaml
index a531a15..5fd83e4 100644
--- a/tier-0/manifest.yaml
+++ b/tier-0/manifest.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ remove-from-packages:
 
 include:
   - postprocess-conf.yaml
+  - tmpfiles.yaml
   - bootc.yaml
   - bootupd.yaml
   - ostree.yaml
diff --git a/tier-0/tmpfiles.yaml b/tier-0/tmpfiles.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d37ef7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tier-0/tmpfiles.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+postprocess:
+  - |
+    #!/bin/bash
+    cat >/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/bootc-base-rpmstate.conf <<'EOF'
+    # Workaround for https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771713
+    d /var/lib/rpm-state 0755 - - -
+    EOF