--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 #define CREATEDIRS 1
 #define UPDATEFILEOWNER 1
 #define LOGFILE "/var/log/vnstat/vnstat.log"
-#define PIDFILE "/var/run/vnstat/vnstat.pid"
+#define PIDFILE "/run/vnstat/vnstat.pid"
 #define IS64BIT -2
 
 /* no transparency by default */