diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/spice-vdagentd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/spice-vdagentd.nix
index f322ba4cbd58..2dd9fcf68ab0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/spice-vdagentd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/spice-vdagentd.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ in
       description = "spice-vdagent daemon";
       wantedBy = [ "graphical.target" ];
       preStart = ''
-        mkdir -p "/var/run/spice-vdagentd/"
+        mkdir -p "/run/spice-vdagentd/"
       '';
       serviceConfig = {
         Type = "forking";