diff --git a/packaging/windows/netdata.wxs.in b/packaging/windows/netdata.wxs.in
index 8dd50df725..442f0f3993 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/netdata.wxs.in
+++ b/packaging/windows/netdata.wxs.in
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
                 <ComponentRef Id="NetdataHome" />
                 <ComponentRef Id="NetdataRoot" />
                 <ComponentRef Id="NetdataVarLib" />
+                <ComponentRef Id="NetdataVarLibNetdata" />
                 <ComponentGroupRef Id="WevtComponents" />
                 <ComponentRef Id="NetdataService" />
             </Feature>
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@
                     </Directory>
                     <Directory Id="VARDIR" Name="var">
                         <Directory Id="VARCACHEDIR" Name="cache" />
-                        <Directory Id="VARLIBDIR" Name="lib" />
+                        <Directory Id="VARLIBDIR" Name="lib">
+                            <Directory Id="VARLIBDIRNETDATA" Name="netdata" />
+                        </Directory>
                     </Directory>
                     <Directory Id="ETCDIR" Name="etc">
                         <Directory Id="ETCDIRNETDATA" Name="netdata" />
@@ -101,6 +104,10 @@
                 <CreateFolder />
             </Component>
 
+            <Component Id="NetdataVarLibNetdata" Directory="VARLIBDIRNETDATA" Guid="e3a7ad51-4387-466b-b611-cf1ae8d72986">
+                <CreateFolder />
+            </Component>
+
             <Component Id="NetdataDevShm" Directory="DEVSHMDIR" Guid="cbe39d53-a5c8-4375-9b25-e24df4d411be">
                 <CreateFolder />
             </Component>