diff --git a/main/libvirt/.checksums b/main/libvirt/.checksums
index 4555cb955..4c9053d97 100644
--- a/main/libvirt/.checksums
+++ b/main/libvirt/.checksums
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 93cfc515e2a02d72b43e70a63dee45e9  libvirt-9.3.0.tar.xz
-b86ae62882b36061002a7100627a04f2  libvirtd.conf
+43421a98dc2f6d15e54e5f629748294f  libvirtd.conf
 342234f80f4f465bbdbcc06b6a38229d  qemu.conf
 fff1453c6eeb8ea55e82e5cf18c14a92  rc.libvirtd
 1768ec2c4c6722699263297c4972f01b  rc.virtlogd
diff --git a/main/libvirt/libvirtd.conf b/main/libvirt/libvirtd.conf
index ee44affe8..58d5d7065 100644
--- a/main/libvirt/libvirtd.conf
+++ b/main/libvirt/libvirtd.conf
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ unix_sock_admin_perms = "0700"
 # This setting is not required or honoured if using systemd socket
 # activation.
 #
-unix_sock_dir = "/var/run/libvirt"
+unix_sock_dir = "/run/libvirt"
 
 
 
diff --git a/main/libvirt/pre-install.sh b/main/libvirt/pre-install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7b936de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/libvirt/pre-install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ -z "`getent group libvirt`" ]; then
+	/usr/sbin/groupadd --system libvirt
+fi
+
+if [ -z "`getent passwd libvirt`" ]; then
+	/usr/sbin/useradd -r -g libvirt -d /etc/libvirt -s /bin/false -c "libvirt service user" libvirt
+	/usr/bin/passwd -l libvirt
+fi
diff --git a/main/libvirt/spkgbuild b/main/libvirt/spkgbuild
index 72cc1acae..41809a17c 100644
--- a/main/libvirt/spkgbuild
+++ b/main/libvirt/spkgbuild
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ build() {
 	install -D -o root -g root -m 0644 $SRC/qemu.conf \
 		$PKG/etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
 	rm -r $PKG/usr/share/locale
-}
+}
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