diff --git a/profiles/virtualisation.nix b/profiles/virtualisation.nix
index 9bf7d73..4cfdde9 100644
--- a/profiles/virtualisation.nix
+++ b/profiles/virtualisation.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
   virtualisation.libvirtd = {
     enable = config.deviceSpecific.isHost;
   };
+
+  persist.state.directories = [
+    "/var/lib/docker"
+    "/var/lib/libvirt"
+  ];
+
   virtualisation.spiceUSBRedirection.enable = true;
 
   networking.nat = {