diff --git a/sys-libs/gpm/files/gpm.service b/sys-libs/gpm/files/gpm.service
index 966ad80060fe7..b241b2e14cdd8 100644
--- a/sys-libs/gpm/files/gpm.service
+++ b/sys-libs/gpm/files/gpm.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After=syslog.target
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t exps2
 StandardOutput=syslog
 Type=forking
-PIDFile=/var/run/gpm.pid
+PIDFile=/run/gpm.pid
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target