diff --git a/tmpfiles.d/meson.build b/tmpfiles.d/meson.build
index c8f9015b2e..83839dd627 100644
--- a/tmpfiles.d/meson.build
+++ b/tmpfiles.d/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ endif
 
 files = [['README'                                  ],
          ['home.conf'                               ],
+         ['root.conf'                               ],
          ['journal-nocow.conf'                      ],
          ['portables.conf',       'ENABLE_PORTABLED'],
          ['systemd-network.conf', 'ENABLE_NETWORKD' ],