diff --git a/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix b/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
index b95226f325d..5fdf9731c55 100644
--- a/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
+++ b/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
@@ -51,9 +51,14 @@ in
         startOn = "stopped udevtrigger";
 
         path =
-          [ pkgs.bridge_utils pkgs.dmidecode
+          [ pkgs.bridge_utils pkgs.dmidecode pkgs.dnsmasq
           ] ++ optional cfg.enableKVM pkgs.qemu_kvm;
 
+        preStart = 
+          ''
+            mkdir -p /var/log/libvirt/qemu -m 755
+          '';
+
         exec = "${pkgs.libvirt}/sbin/libvirtd --daemon --verbose";
 
         daemonType = "daemon";