diff --git a/startkde/startplasmacompositor.cmake b/startkde/startplasmacompositor.cmake
--- a/startkde/startplasmacompositor.cmake
+++ b/startkde/startplasmacompositor.cmake
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 
 mkdir -p $configDir
 
+if [ ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR} ]; then
+    mkdir -p ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}
+    chmod 0700 ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}
+fi
+
 #This is basically setting defaults so we can use them with kstartupconfig5
 cat >$configDir/startupconfigkeys <<EOF
 kcminputrc Mouse cursorTheme 'breeze_cursors'