diff --git a/qemud/qemud.c b/qemud/qemud.c
index 6534ec3..9e37811 100644
--- a/qemud/qemud.c
+++ b/qemud/qemud.c
@@ -1899,6 +1899,9 @@ remoteReadConfigFile (struct qemud_server *server, const char *filename)
 {
     virConfPtr conf;
 
+    char sockdirname[PATH_MAX];
+    struct stat statbuf;
+
     /* The following variable names must match the corresponding
        configuration strings.  */
     char *unix_sock_ro_perms = NULL;
@@ -1974,6 +1977,21 @@ remoteReadConfigFile (struct qemud_server *server, const char *filename)
         unix_sock_rw_perms = NULL;
     }
 
+    if (snprintf(sockdirname, PATH_MAX, "%s/run/libvirt",
+                LOCAL_STATE_DIR) >= PATH_MAX)
+        qemudLog(QEMUD_ERR, "%s remoteReadConfigFile()",
+                _("Resulting path too long for buffer in"));
+    if (chown(sockdirname, -1, unix_sock_gid) < 0)
+        qemudLog(QEMUD_ERR, "%s %s", _("Failed to change group of"), sockdirname);
+
+    if (stat(sockdirname, &statbuf) < 0)
+        qemudLog(QEMUD_ERR, "%s %s", _("Failed to get statistics on"), sockdirname);
+    if (chmod(sockdirname,
+                (unix_sock_gid)
+                    ? (statbuf.st_mode | S_IXGRP)
+                    : (statbuf.st_mode & ~S_IXGRP)) < 0)
+        qemudLog(QEMUD_ERR, "%s %s", _("Failed to change permissions on"), sockdirname);
+
     GET_CONF_INT (conf, filename, mdns_adv);
     GET_CONF_STR (conf, filename, mdns_name);