diff --git a/test/t-11-dovecot/config/dovecot.conf.in b/test/t-11-dovecot/config/dovecot.conf.in
index e97913d..eb7a9be 100644
--- a/test/t-11-dovecot/config/dovecot.conf.in
+++ b/test/t-11-dovecot/config/dovecot.conf.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 base_dir = $ROOT/run/
+state_dir = $ROOT/lib/
 log_path = $ROOT/dovecot.log
 ssl = no
 
diff --git a/test/t-11-dovecot/run.sh b/test/t-11-dovecot/run.sh
index c20f279..2a96b32 100755
--- a/test/t-11-dovecot/run.sh
+++ b/test/t-11-dovecot/run.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fi
 # limitation, so we use a directory in /tmp, which is not ideal, as a
 # workaround.
 export ROOT="/tmp/chasquid-dovecot-test"
-mkdir -p $ROOT $ROOT/run
+mkdir -p $ROOT $ROOT/run $ROOT/lib
 rm -f $ROOT/dovecot.log
 
 export GROUP=$(id -g -n)