diff --git a/systemd/stalld.service b/systemd/stalld.service
index d93110b..c80ba24 100644
--- a/systemd/stalld.service
+++ b/systemd/stalld.service
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Type=simple
 # Type=forking
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/stalld
+RuntimeDirectory=stalld
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/throttlectl off
 
 # In case the regex passed to IT or IP includes C escape sequences,
 # use ${IT} or ${IP} instead of $IT or $IP