diff --git a/tier-0/finalize.d/01-var.sh b/tier-0/finalize.d/01-var.sh
index 87e8b5c..e48c36a 100755
--- a/tier-0/finalize.d/01-var.sh
+++ b/tier-0/finalize.d/01-var.sh
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 # https://gitlab.com/fedora/bootc/base-images/-/issues/28
 set -xeuo pipefail
 ln -s ../run var/run
+# https://gitlab.com/fedora/bootc/tracker/-/issues/58
+mkdir -p var/lib/rpm-state