diff --git a/service-mgmt/sm-common/Makefile b/service-mgmt/sm-common/Makefile
index 02fe0e1a..e07d5837 100644
--- a/service-mgmt/sm-common/Makefile
+++ b/service-mgmt/sm-common/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ install:
 	@(cd scripts; make DEST_DIR=$(DEST_DIR) UNIT_DIR=$(UNIT_DIR) install)
 	install -m 750 -d $(DEST_DIR)/usr
 	install -m 750 -d $(DEST_DIR)/usr/bin
+	install -m 750 -d $(DEST_DIR)/var/lib/sm
 	install -m 750 -p -D $(BUILDSUBDIR)/src/sm_eru $(DEST_DIR)/$(BIN_DIR)/sm-eru
 	install -m 750 -p -D $(BUILDSUBDIR)/src/sm_eru_dump $(DEST_DIR)/$(BIN_DIR)/sm-eru-dump
 	install -m 644 -p -D $(BUILDSUBDIR)/scripts/sm-eru.service $(DEST_DIR)/$(UNIT_DIR)/sm-eru.service
diff --git a/service-mgmt/sm-common/centos/sm-common.spec b/service-mgmt/sm-common/centos/sm-common.spec
index c796a1ad..a290ea35 100644
--- a/service-mgmt/sm-common/centos/sm-common.spec
+++ b/service-mgmt/sm-common/centos/sm-common.spec
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ make DEST_DIR=%{buildroot} BIN_DIR=%{_bindir} UNIT_DIR=%{_unitdir} LIB_DIR=%{_li
 
 %files libs
 %{_libdir}/*.so.*
+%dir "/var/lib/sm"
 
 %files -n sm-eru
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)