diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index e7826e7af9..83b12cbc15 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export sysconfdir = "${base_prefix}/etc"
 export servicedir = "${base_prefix}/srv"
 export sharedstatedir = "${base_prefix}/com"
 export localstatedir = "${base_prefix}/var"
+runtimedir = "${base_prefix}/run"
 export datadir = "${prefix}/share"
 export infodir = "${datadir}/info"
 export mandir = "${datadir}/man"