diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
index 261816a0b0..e491d838d6 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_create.c
@@ -628,6 +628,15 @@ retry_transaction:
     libxl__xs_mknod(gc, t,
                     GCSPRINTF("%s/data", dom_path),
                     rwperm, ARRAY_SIZE(rwperm));
+    libxl__xs_mknod(gc, t,
+                    GCSPRINTF("%s/drivers", dom_path),
+                    rwperm, ARRAY_SIZE(rwperm));
+    libxl__xs_mknod(gc, t,
+                    GCSPRINTF("%s/feature", dom_path),
+                    rwperm, ARRAY_SIZE(rwperm));
+    libxl__xs_mknod(gc, t,
+                    GCSPRINTF("%s/attr", dom_path),
+                    rwperm, ARRAY_SIZE(rwperm));
 
     if (libxl_defbool_val(info->driver_domain)) {
         /*