diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
index 7bca79260362..d7313a0bcc57 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/libvirtd.nix
@@ -530,7 +530,10 @@ in
           "nix-helpers"
           "nix-ovmf"
         ];
-        StateDirectory = subDirs [ "dnsmasq" ];
+        StateDirectory = subDirs [
+          "dnsmasq"
+          "secrets"
+        ];
       };
     };