diff --git a/elements/nova-kvm/element-deps b/elements/nova-kvm/element-deps
index 0ab73e097..46e946858 100644
--- a/elements/nova-kvm/element-deps
+++ b/elements/nova-kvm/element-deps
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ nova-compute
 os-apply-config
 os-refresh-config
 os-svc-install
+use-ephemeral
diff --git a/elements/nova-kvm/install.d/81-nova-kvm b/elements/nova-kvm/install.d/81-nova-kvm
index 799afe3db..ae8a37c54 100755
--- a/elements/nova-kvm/install.d/81-nova-kvm
+++ b/elements/nova-kvm/install.d/81-nova-kvm
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ set -eux
 rm -f /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart/default.xml
 rm -f /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml
 
+register-state-path --leave-symlink /etc/libvirt/qemu
+
 SCRIPTDIR=$(dirname $0)
 
 if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/libvirtd ]; then