diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2ed75017..0332676f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ sysroot-fsh:
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/tix/manifest"
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/tmp" -m 1777
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/var"
+	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/var/cache"
 	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/var/empty" -m 555
+	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/var/log"
+	mkdir -p "$(SYSROOT)/var/run"
 	ln -sfT . "$(SYSROOT)/usr"
 
 .PHONY: sysroot-base-headers
@@ -160,7 +163,10 @@ sysroot-system: sysroot-fsh sysroot-base-headers
 	echo /tmp >> "$(SYSROOT)/tix/manifest/system"
 	echo /usr >> "$(SYSROOT)/tix/manifest/system"
 	echo /var >> "$(SYSROOT)/tix/manifest/system"
+	echo /var/cache >> "$(SYSROOT)/tix/manifest/system"
 	echo /var/empty >> "$(SYSROOT)/tix/manifest/system"
+	echo /var/log >> "$(SYSROOT)/tix/manifest/system"
+	echo /var/run >> "$(SYSROOT)/tix/manifest/system"
 	echo "$(HOST_MACHINE)" > "$(SYSROOT)/etc/machine"
 	echo /etc/machine >> "$(SYSROOT)/tix/manifest/system"
 	(echo 'NAME="Sortix"' && \
diff --git a/init/init.8 b/init/init.8
index 1fc5dfe1..bbf7ce5e 100644
--- a/init/init.8
+++ b/init/init.8
@@ -84,11 +84,20 @@ command line if it hasn't been password protected.
 Likewise unprivileged users can use their own replacement bootloader by booting
 a portable device under their control if the firmware configuration has not been
 password protected.
-.Ss Cleanup of /tmp
+.Ss Cleanup of /tmp and /var/run
 .Nm
 deletes everything inside of
 .Pa /tmp
 if it exists, otherwise it is created with mode 1777.
+.Pp
+.Nm
+creates
+.Pa /var
+with mode 755 if it doesn't exist.
+.Nm
+deletes everything inside of
+.Pa /var/run
+if it exists, otherwise it is created with mode 755.
 .Ss Partition Creation
 .Nm
 will scan every block device for valid partition tables and create the
diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index 30735bc2..ae6ef693 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -561,9 +561,8 @@ struct clean_tmp
 	int current_entry;
 };
 
-static void clean_tmp(void)
+static void clean_tmp(const char* tmp_path)
 {
-	const char* tmp_path = "/tmp";
 	struct clean_tmp* state = calloc(1, sizeof(struct clean_tmp));
 	if ( !state )
 	{
@@ -680,7 +679,13 @@ static void init_early(void)
 	// Make sure that we have a /tmp directory.
 	umask(0000);
 	mkdir("/tmp", 01777);
-	clean_tmp();
+	clean_tmp("/tmp");
+
+	// Make sure that we have a /var/run directory.
+	umask(0000);
+	mkdir("/var", 0755);
+	mkdir("/var/run", 0755);
+	clean_tmp("/var/run");
 
 	// Set the default file creation mask.
 	umask(0022);
diff --git a/share/man/man7/hier.7 b/share/man/man7/hier.7
index e6b95827..1a47309b 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/hier.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/hier.7
@@ -45,11 +45,19 @@ delayed upgrades.
 .It Pa /tix
 Package management.
 .It Pa /tmp
-Temporary files.
+Temporary files that is on boot.
 .It Pa /usr
 Symlink to the current directory.
 .It Pa /var
-Various files.
+Variable data files.
+.It Pa /var/cache
+Cached application data that can be removed without data loss.
+.It Pa /var/empty
+Empty directory.
+.It Pa /var/log
+Log files.
+.It Pa /var/run
+Runtime program data that is cleaned on boot.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr user-guide 7