diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 74573c9a0e5d..d706a0cd2519 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export PYTHON=python3
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	$(shell dpkg-buildflags --export=sh); \
 	dh_auto_configure -- \
+		--runstatedir=/run \
 		--sbindir=/usr/lib/frr \
 		--with-vtysh-pager=/usr/bin/pager \
 		--libdir=/usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)/frr \
diff --git a/redhat/frr.spec.in b/redhat/frr.spec.in
index 1ba8f043b255..f9d12354b61c 100644
--- a/redhat/frr.spec.in
+++ b/redhat/frr.spec.in
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 %define     frr_tools   %{zeb_src}/tools
 
 %if 0%{!?_runstatedir:1}
-%define _runstatedir %{_localstatedir}/run
+%define _runstatedir /run
 %endif
 
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