diff --git a/slices/base-files.yaml b/slices/base-files.yaml
index 9eb602d56..054d5a709 100644
--- a/slices/base-files.yaml
+++ b/slices/base-files.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ slices:
       /var/cache/:
       /var/lib/:
       /var/log/:
-      /var/run/:
+      # The /var/run symlink is enforced by the package's maintainer scripts
+      /var/run/: {symlink: /run}
       /var/tmp/:
 
   home: