--- a/frontend/saned.c
+++ b/frontend/saned.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 int numchildren;
 
 #define SANED_CONFIG_FILE "saned.conf"
-#define SANED_PID_FILE    "/var/run/saned.pid"
+#define SANED_PID_FILE    "/run/saned/saned.pid"
 
 #define SANED_SERVICE_NAME   "sane-port"
 #define SANED_SERVICE_PORT   6566
