diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/bareos/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/bareos/default.nix
index 5cf675a9af10..ad0001f22e17 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/bareos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/bareos/default.nix
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-working-dir=/var/lib/bareos"
     "--with-bsrdir=/var/lib/bareos"
     "--with-logdir=/var/log/bareos"
-    "--with-pid-dir=/var/run/bareos"
-    "--with-subsys-dir=/var/run/bareos"
+    "--with-pid-dir=/run/bareos"
+    "--with-subsys-dir=/run/bareos"
     "--enable-ndmp"
     "--enable-lmdb"
     "--enable-batch-insert"