diff --git a/overlay/files/system/oem/25_default_paths.yaml b/overlay/files/system/oem/25_default_paths.yaml
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+name: "default-paths"
+stages:
+   fs.before:
+     - name: "Default system dirs"
+       directories:
+       - path: /var/lib/longhorn
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