diff --git a/lib/pathutils.py b/lib/pathutils.py
index db860ff..53a9cc4 100644
--- a/lib/pathutils.py
+++ b/lib/pathutils.py
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ ETC_HOSTS = vcluster.ETC_HOSTS
 
 # Top-level paths
 DATA_DIR = LOCALSTATEDIR + "/lib/ganeti"
-LOCK_DIR = LOCALSTATEDIR + "/lock"
+LOCK_DIR = "/run/lock"
 LOG_DIR = LOCALSTATEDIR + "/log/ganeti"
 RUN_DIR = "/run/ganeti"
 
 #: Script to configure master IP address
 DEFAULT_MASTER_SETUP_SCRIPT = TOOLSDIR + "/master-ip-setup"