diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f30e126..ec4e79b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ AC_SUBST([OPENLDAP_LIBS])
 
 dnl Define custom variables
 
-lockdir=$localstatedir/lock/opencryptoki
+lockdir=/run/lock/opencryptoki
 AC_SUBST(lockdir)
 
 logdir=$localstatedir/log/opencryptoki