diff --git a/manifests/compute/libvirt_guests.pp b/manifests/compute/libvirt_guests.pp
index 6b146fe8f..19deca7e3 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/libvirt_guests.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/libvirt_guests.pp
@@ -58,11 +58,20 @@ class nova::compute::libvirt_guests (
   include nova::deps
 
   Anchor['nova::config::begin']
+  -> File<| tag =='libvirt-guests-file' |>
   -> File_line<| tag == 'libvirt-guests-file_line'|>
   -> Anchor['nova::config::end']
 
   case $::osfamily {
     'RedHat': {
+      # NOTE(tkajinam): Since libvirt 8.1.0, the sysconfig files are
+      #                 no longer provided by packages.
+      file { '/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests':
+        ensure => present,
+        path   => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests',
+        tag    => 'libvirt-guests-file',
+      }
+
       file_line { '/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests ON_BOOT':
         path  => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests',
         line  => "ON_BOOT=${on_boot}",
diff --git a/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp b/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp
index 405da200f..33691aca3 100644
--- a/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp
+++ b/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class nova::migration::libvirt(
   if $configure_libvirt {
     Anchor['nova::config::begin']
     -> Libvirtd_config<||>
+    -> File<| tag == 'libvirt-file'|>
     -> File_line<| tag == 'libvirt-file_line'|>
     -> Anchor['nova::config::end']
 
@@ -348,6 +349,14 @@ class nova::migration::libvirt(
             $libvirtd_args = ''
           }
 
+          # NOTE(tkajinam): Since libvirt 8.1.0, the sysconfig files are
+          #                 no longer provided by packages.
+          file { '/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd':
+            ensure => present,
+            path   => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd',
+            tag    => 'libvirt-file',
+          }
+
           file_line { '/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd libvirtd args':
             path  => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd',
             line  => "LIBVIRTD_ARGS=${libvirtd_args}",
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_guests_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_guests_spec.rb
index 3d5c93cc8..8c3b0e3fd 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_guests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_guests_spec.rb
@@ -39,9 +39,26 @@ describe 'nova::compute::libvirt_guests' do
         }
       end
 
-      it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests ON_BOOT').with(:line => 'ON_BOOT=ignore') }
-      it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests ON_SHUTDOWN').with(:line => "ON_SHUTDOWN=shutdown") }
-      it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT').with(:line => "SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT=300") }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests').with(
+        :ensure => 'present',
+        :path   => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests',
+        :tag    => 'libvirt-guests-file',
+      ) }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests ON_BOOT').with(
+        :path => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests',
+        :line => 'ON_BOOT=ignore',
+        :tag  => 'libvirt-guests-file_line'
+      ) }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests ON_SHUTDOWN').with(
+        :path => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests',
+        :line => "ON_SHUTDOWN=shutdown",
+        :tag  => 'libvirt-guests-file_line'
+      ) }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT').with(
+        :path => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirt-guests',
+        :line => "SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT=300",
+        :tag  => 'libvirt-guests-file_line'
+      ) }
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_package('libvirt-guests').with(
         :name   => 'libvirt-client',
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_migration_libvirt_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_migration_libvirt_spec.rb
index 9c15e8819..5b8a23123 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_migration_libvirt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_migration_libvirt_spec.rb
@@ -482,6 +482,11 @@ describe 'nova::migration::libvirt' do
           :libvirt_version => '4.5' }
       end
 
+      it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd').with(
+        :ensure => 'present',
+        :path   => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd',
+        :tag    => 'libvirt-file',
+      )}
       it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd libvirtd args').with(
         :path  => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd',
         :line  => 'LIBVIRTD_ARGS="--listen"',
@@ -500,6 +505,11 @@ describe 'nova::migration::libvirt' do
             :libvirt_version => '5.6' }
         end
 
+        it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd').with(
+          :ensure => 'present',
+          :path   => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd',
+          :tag    => 'libvirt-file',
+        )}
         it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd libvirtd args').with(
           :path  => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd',
           :line  => 'LIBVIRTD_ARGS=',
@@ -519,6 +529,11 @@ describe 'nova::migration::libvirt' do
             :libvirt_version => '5.6' }
         end
 
+        it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd').with(
+          :ensure => 'present',
+          :path   => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd',
+          :tag    => 'libvirt-file',
+        )}
         it { is_expected.to contain_file_line('/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd libvirtd args').with(
           :path  => '/etc/sysconfig/libvirtd',
           :line  => 'LIBVIRTD_ARGS=',