diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
index 59c1c104b9b92e..4992b13c9d4abc 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ in
       "d '${cfg.stateDir}/conf' - ${cfg.user} gitea - -"
       "d '${cfg.stateDir}/custom' - ${cfg.user} gitea - -"
       "d '${cfg.stateDir}/custom/conf' - ${cfg.user} gitea - -"
+      "d '${cfg.stateDir}/log' - ${cfg.user} gitea - -"
       "d '${cfg.repositoryRoot}' - ${cfg.user} gitea - -"
       "Z '${cfg.stateDir}' - ${cfg.user} gitea - -"