diff --git a/debian/chrono.conf b/debian/chrono.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34f4c632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/chrono.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Type   Path         Mode  UID     GID     Age  Argument
+# See tmpfiles.d(5) for details
+  d      /run/chrono  0755  chrono  chrono  -    -
diff --git a/debian/chrono.install b/debian/chrono.install
index d95a6a25..816f47b5 100644
--- a/debian/chrono.install
+++ b/debian/chrono.install
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 debian/chrono.service     /lib/systemd/system
+debian/chrono.conf        /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d
 debian/chrono-manage      /usr/bin
 debian/settings.py        /etc/chrono
 debian/debian_config.py   /usr/lib/chrono