--- a/src/vnstatd.c	2011-06-01 00:29:51.000000000 +0200
+++ b/src/vnstatd.c	2011-12-22 22:23:22.512967108 +0100
@@ -482,10 +482,18 @@
 	/* lock / pid file */
 	pidfile = open(cfg.pidfile, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0644);
 	if (pidfile<0) {
-		perror("pidfile");
-		snprintf(errorstring, 512, "pidfile failed, exiting.");
-		printe(PT_Error);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE); /* can't open */
+		/* for Fedora's move to systemd and /run check
+		 * for /run/vnstat/vnstat.pid, so that it needs no changes
+		 * to the config file */
+		pidfile = open("/run/vnstat/vnstat.pid", O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0644);
+		if (pidfile<0) {
+			perror("pidfile");
+			snprintf(errorstring, 512, "pidfile failed, exiting.");
+			printe(PT_Error);
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE); /* can't open */
+		} else {
+			strncpy(cfg.pidfile, "/run/vnstat/vnstat.pid", 512);
+		}
 	}
 	if (lockf(pidfile,F_TLOCK,0)<0) {
 		perror("pidfile lock");