diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0aa7a04c..84109f53 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ AH_TEMPLATE(DRBD_LEGACY_84, [Include support for drbd-8.4 kernel code])
 AH_TEMPLATE(WINDRBD, [Include support for windrbd (do not use this under Linux)])
 
 AC_SUBST(DRBD_LIB_DIR, [$localstatedir/lib/$PACKAGE_TARNAME])
-AC_SUBST(DRBD_RUN_DIR, [$localstatedir/run/$PACKAGE_TARNAME])
-AC_SUBST(DRBD_LOCK_DIR, [$localstatedir/lock])
+AC_SUBST(DRBD_RUN_DIR, [/run/$PACKAGE_TARNAME])
+AC_SUBST(DRBD_LOCK_DIR, [/run/lock])
 AC_SUBST(DRBD_CONFIG_DIR, [$sysconfdir])
 AC_SUBST(DRBD_BIN_DIR, [$exec_prefix/bin])