diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/databases/openldap.nix b/nixos/modules/services/databases/openldap.nix
index 5c302752781..21c6a0b8db4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/databases/openldap.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/databases/openldap.nix
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ in
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       after = [ "network.target" ];
       preStart = ''
-        mkdir -p /var/run/slapd
-        chown -R "${cfg.user}:${cfg.group}" /var/run/slapd
+        mkdir -p /run/slapd
+        chown -R "${cfg.user}:${cfg.group}" /run/slapd
         ${optionalString (cfg.declarativeContents != null) ''
           rm -Rf "${cfg.dataDir}"
         ''}