diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index af63d250..bb381cda 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST		 = skel/bin/busybox-x86_64.md5 skel/sbin/service.sh skel/bin/slay \
 			   skel/usr/local/games/.empty skel/usr/local/sbin/.empty	  \
 			   skel/usr/local/share/.empty skel/usr/local/src/.empty	  \
 			   skel/usr/local/lib/.empty skel/usr/local/bin/.empty		  \
-			   skel/usr/local/etc/.empty skel/var/run
+			   skel/usr/local/etc/.empty skel/var/.empty
 
 EXTRA_DIST		+= setup-root.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= add-remove-dynamic-service.sh
diff --git a/test/skel/var/.empty b/test/skel/var/.empty
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/test/skel/var/run b/test/skel/var/run
deleted file mode 120000
index 84ba55b9..00000000
--- a/test/skel/var/run
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../run
\ No newline at end of file