diff --git a/glibc-RHEL-16275.patch b/glibc-RHEL-16275.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c773796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glibc-RHEL-16275.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Downstream-only patch to refer to /run instead of the legacy /var/run
+directory in the downstream nscd systemd socket file.
+
+diff --git a/nscd/nscd.socket b/nscd/nscd.socket
+index 7e512d5339fa1136..52a67608c7c55475 100644
+--- a/nscd/nscd.socket
++++ b/nscd/nscd.socket
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ Description=Name Service Cache Daemon Socket
+ 
+ [Socket]
+-ListenDatagram=/var/run/nscd/socket
++ListenDatagram=/run/nscd/socket
+ 
+ [Install]
+ WantedBy=sockets.target
diff --git a/glibc.spec b/glibc.spec
index 9c52599..1b7f2d2 100644
--- a/glibc.spec
+++ b/glibc.spec
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ end \
 Summary: The GNU libc libraries
 Name: glibc
 Version: %{glibcversion}
-Release: 87%{?dist}
+Release: 88%{?dist}
 
 # In general, GPLv2+ is used by programs, LGPLv2+ is used for
 # libraries.
@@ -773,6 +773,7 @@ Patch536: glibc-RHEL-2426-15.patch
 Patch537: glibc-RHEL-1191.patch
 Patch538: glibc-RHEL-3397.patch
 Patch539: glibc-RHEL-2123.patch
+Patch540: glibc-RHEL-16275.patch
 
 ##############################################################################
 # Continued list of core "glibc" package information:
@@ -2931,6 +2932,10 @@ update_gconv_modules_cache ()
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 15 2023 Arjun Shankar <arjun@redhat.com> - 2.34-88
+- nscd: Refer to /run instead of /var/run in systemd socket file
+  (RHEL-16275)
+
 * Fri Nov 10 2023 Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> - 2.34-87
 - Fix slow tls access after dlopen (RHEL-2123)