diff --git a/distrib/sets/lists/minix-base/mi b/distrib/sets/lists/minix-base/mi
index 5c41e4950..0bb949960 100644
--- a/distrib/sets/lists/minix-base/mi
+++ b/distrib/sets/lists/minix-base/mi
@@ -878,6 +878,8 @@
 ./usr/pkg                                               minix-base
 ./usr/pkg/etc                                           minix-base
 ./usr/pkg/etc/rc.d                                      minix-base
+./usr/pkg/var                                           minix-base
+./usr/pkg/var/run                                       minix-base
 ./usr/preserve                                          minix-base
 ./usr/run                                               minix-base
 ./usr/sbin                                              minix-base
diff --git a/etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist.base b/etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist.base
index 196c73053..e9a0f16ad 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist.base
+++ b/etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist.base
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@
 ./usr/pkg
 ./usr/pkg/etc
 ./usr/pkg/etc/rc.d
+./usr/pkg/var
+./usr/pkg/var/run
 ./usr/preserve
 ./usr/run
 ./usr/sbin