diff --git a/daemon/libvirtd.init.in b/daemon/libvirtd.init.in
index 43c2d686a0..071fe2c0a4 100644
--- a/daemon/libvirtd.init.in
+++ b/daemon/libvirtd.init.in
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 SERVICE=libvirtd
 PROCESS=libvirtd
+PIDFILE=@localstatedir@/run/$SERVICE.pid
 
 LIBVIRTD_CONFIG=
 LIBVIRTD_ARGS=
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ start() {
     echo -n $"Starting $SERVICE daemon: "
     mkdir -p @localstatedir@/cache/libvirt
     rm -rf @localstatedir@/cache/libvirt/*
-    KRB5_KTNAME=$KRB5_KTNAME daemon --check $SERVICE $PROCESS --daemon $LIBVIRTD_CONFIG_ARGS $LIBVIRTD_ARGS
+    KRB5_KTNAME=$KRB5_KTNAME daemon --pidfile $PIDFILE --check $SERVICE $PROCESS --daemon $LIBVIRTD_CONFIG_ARGS $LIBVIRTD_ARGS
     RETVAL=$?
     echo
     [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch @localstatedir@/lock/subsys/$SERVICE
@@ -68,12 +69,12 @@ start() {
 stop() {
     echo -n $"Stopping $SERVICE daemon: "
 
-    killproc $PROCESS
+    killproc -p $PIDFILE $PROCESS
     RETVAL=$?
     echo
     if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
         rm -f @localstatedir@/lock/subsys/$SERVICE
-        rm -f @localstatedir@/run/$SERVICE.pid
+        rm -f $PIDFILE
 	rm -rf @localstatedir@/cache/libvirt/*
     fi
 }
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ restart() {
 reload() {
     echo -n $"Reloading $SERVICE configuration: "
 
-    killproc $PROCESS -HUP
+    killproc -p $PIDFILE $PROCESS -HUP
     RETVAL=$?
     echo
     return $RETVAL
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ case "$1" in
         $1
         ;;
     status)
-        status $PROCESS
+        status -p $PIDFILE $PROCESS
         RETVAL=$?
         ;;
     force-reload)