diff --git a/contrib/dist/tor.service.in b/contrib/dist/tor.service.in
index 20ceecf0ca..57409a7b0a 100644
--- a/contrib/dist/tor.service.in
+++ b/contrib/dist/tor.service.in
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ InaccessibleDirectories = /home
 ReadOnlyDirectories = /
 ReadWriteDirectories = @LOCALSTATEDIR@/lib/tor
 ReadWriteDirectories = @LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/tor
+ReadWriteDirectories = @LOCALSTATEDIR@/run/tor
 NoNewPrivileges = yes
 
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