--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ if (NOT DATADIR)
 endif (NOT DATADIR)
 
 if (NOT GSAD_PID_DIR)
-  set (GSAD_PID_DIR "${LOCALSTATEDIR}/run")
+  set (GSAD_PID_DIR "/run")
 endif (NOT GSAD_PID_DIR)
 
 set (OPENVAS_STATE_DIR "${LOCALSTATEDIR}/lib/openvas")