diff --git a/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix b/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix
index 8e7cf23900c..70f4860304e 100644
--- a/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix
+++ b/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ with pkgs.lib;
 
     services.udev.packages = [ pkgs.upower ];
 
+    system.activationScripts.upower =
+      ''
+        mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/lib/upower
+      '';
+
   };
 
 }