diff --git a/debian/osmo-hlr.install b/debian/osmo-hlr.install
index 825e65c1..79915229 100644
--- a/debian/osmo-hlr.install
+++ b/debian/osmo-hlr.install
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 /usr/share/doc/osmo-hlr/sql/hlr.sql
 /usr/share/doc/osmo-hlr/sql/hlr_data.sql
 /usr/share/doc/osmo-hlr/examples/osmo-hlr.cfg
+/var/lib/osmocom
diff --git a/sql/Makefile.am b/sql/Makefile.am
index 75be70eb..e84943bf 100644
--- a/sql/Makefile.am
+++ b/sql/Makefile.am
@@ -5,3 +5,10 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 sqldir = $(docdir)/sql
 sql_DATA = $(srcdir)/hlr.sql $(srcdir)/hlr_data.sql
+
+
+install-data-local:
+	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/osmocom
+
+uninstall-hook:
+	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)$(localstatedir)/lib/osmocom