diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/iwd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/iwd.nix
index 344212ad8329..cfc536fc5b5f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/iwd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/iwd.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ in {
 
       serviceConfig.ExecStart = "${pkgs.iwd}/libexec/iwd";
     };
+
+    systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
+      "d /var/lib/iwd 0700 root root -"
+    ];
   };
 
   meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ mic92 ];
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix
index 518a406257f2..de9787a0fa74 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-dbus-datadir=$(out)/etc/"
+    "--localstatedir=/var"
     "--disable-systemd-service"
   ];