diff --git a/modules/services/monitoring/zabbix-server.nix b/modules/services/monitoring/zabbix-server.nix
index df42071ebba..806aaf4f90a 100644
--- a/modules/services/monitoring/zabbix-server.nix
+++ b/modules/services/monitoring/zabbix-server.nix
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ in
         serviceConfig.Type = "forking";
         serviceConfig.Restart = "always";
         serviceConfig.RestartSec = 2;
+        serviceConfig.PIDFile = pidFile;
       };
 
   };