diff --git a/haproxy.cfg b/haproxy.cfg
index 8416e0f0f..4188e6a91 100644
--- a/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/haproxy.cfg
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ global
     log         127.0.0.1 local2
 
     chroot      /var/lib/haproxy
-    pidfile     /var/run/haproxy.pid
+    pidfile     /run/haproxy.pid
     maxconn     4000
     user        _haproxy
     group       _haproxy