diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/miniupnpd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/miniupnpd.nix
index ab714a6ac75..c095d994854 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/miniupnpd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/miniupnpd.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ in
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       serviceConfig = {
         ExecStart = "${pkgs.miniupnpd}/bin/miniupnpd -f ${configFile}";
-        PIDFile = "/var/run/miniupnpd.pid";
+        PIDFile = "/run/miniupnpd.pid";
         Type = "forking";
       };
     };