diff --git a/data/etc/plinth/plinth.config b/data/etc/plinth/plinth.config
index 216a273f0..3a87150e3 100644
--- a/data/etc/plinth/plinth.config
+++ b/data/etc/plinth/plinth.config
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ store_file = %(data_dir)s/store.sqlite3
 user_db = %(data_dir)s/users.sqlite3
 status_log_file = %(log_dir)s/status.log
 access_log_file = %(log_dir)s/access.log
-pidfile = %(pid_dir)s/pidfile.pid
+pidfile = %(pid_dir)s/plinth.pid
 
 [Network]
 host = 127.0.0.1