--- a/src/flow-fanout.c
+++ b/src/flow-fanout.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
-#define FANOUT_PIDFILE    "/var/run/flow-fanout.pid"
+#define FANOUT_PIDFILE    "/run/flow-fanout.pid"
 
 #define SELECT_TIMEOUT 5   /* 5 seconds */
 
--- a/src/flow-capture.c
+++ b/src/flow-capture.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 void fterr_exit_handler(int code);
 
-#define CAPTURE_PIDFILE    "/var/run/flow-capture.pid"
+#define CAPTURE_PIDFILE    "/run/flow-capture.pid"
 
 #define SELECT_TIMEOUT 1   /* 1 second */