diff --git a/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/pmcd.conf b/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/pmcd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fb041610834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/pmcd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d /var/log/pcp/pmcd - - - -
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