diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/tmpfiles.d/mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/tmpfiles.d/mycroft.conf
index be9d8e88..15a674ea 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/tmpfiles.d/mycroft.conf
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/tmpfiles.d/mycroft.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 d /var/log/mycroft 700 mycroft mycroft
-d /run/pulse 755 pulse pulse
-d /run/pulse/.config 755 pulse pulse
-d /run/pulse/.config/pulse 755 pulse pulse
 z /opt/mycroft 755 mycroft mycroft
 Z /opt/mycroft/skills 755 mycroft mycroft
 Z /opt/mycroft/splash 755 mycroft mycroft
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/tmpfiles.d/pulse.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/tmpfiles.d/pulse.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18fdf6df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/tmpfiles.d/pulse.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+d /run/pulse 755 pulse pulse
+d /run/pulse/.config 755 pulse pulse
+d /run/pulse/.config/pulse 755 pulse pulse