diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/uwsgi.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/uwsgi.nix
index 506cd364a65..2dfc39c847a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/uwsgi.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/uwsgi.nix
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ in {
         KillSignal = "SIGQUIT";
         AmbientCapabilities = cfg.capabilities;
         CapabilityBoundingSet = cfg.capabilities;
+        RuntimeDirectory = mkIf (cfg.runDir == "/run/uwsgi") "uwsgi";
       };
     };