diff --git a/etc/systemd/icinga2.sysconfig.cmake b/etc/systemd/icinga2.sysconfig.cmake
index 545fcf7c8..da0e51c38 100644
--- a/etc/systemd/icinga2.sysconfig.cmake
+++ b/etc/systemd/icinga2.sysconfig.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ICINGA2_CONFIG_FILE=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR@/icinga2/icinga2.conf
 ICINGA2_STATE_DIR=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR@
-ICINGA2_ERROR_LOG=${ICINGA2_STATE_DIR}/log/icinga2/error.log
-ICINGA2_LOG=${ICINGA2_STATE_DIR}/log/icinga2/icinga2.log
+ICINGA2_ERROR_LOG=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/icinga2/error.log
+ICINGA2_LOG=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR@/log/icinga2/icinga2.log
 ICINGA2_USER=@ICINGA2_USER@
 ICINGA2_GROUP=@ICINGA2_GROUP@
 ICINGA2_COMMAND_USER=@ICINGA2_COMMAND_USER@