diff --git a/mkosi.presets/system/mkosi.extra/usr/lib/repart.d/20-root.conf b/mkosi.presets/system/mkosi.extra/usr/lib/repart.d/20-root.conf
index 2f92af248f..71eb9e38c4 100644
--- a/mkosi.presets/system/mkosi.extra/usr/lib/repart.d/20-root.conf
+++ b/mkosi.presets/system/mkosi.extra/usr/lib/repart.d/20-root.conf
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 Type=root
 Format=btrfs
 SizeMinBytes=1G
+Subvolumes=/home /var
+MakeDirectories=/home /var