diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index 98c9afa..fe460c0 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ polkit_in_files = net.reactivated.fprint.device.policy.in
 @INTLTOOL_POLICY_RULE@
 polkit_DATA = $(polkit_in_files:.policy.in=.policy)
 
+confdir = $(sysconfdir)/
+conf_DATA = fprintd.conf
+
 check:
 	$(POLKIT_POLICY_FILE_VALIDATE) $(polkit_DATA)
 
diff --git a/data/fprintd.conf b/data/fprintd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40b4b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/fprintd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[storage]
+type=file