--- a/pptpd.c	2016-08-16 15:35:51.660000000 +0300
+++ b/pptpd.c	2016-08-16 15:36:01.010000000 +0300
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         printf("                           (default is /etc/ppp/options).\n");
 #endif
         printf(" [-p] [--pidfile file]     Specifies the file to write the process ID to\n");
-        printf("                           (default is /var/run/pptpd.pid).\n");
+        printf("                           (default is /run/pptpd.pid).\n");
 #if !defined(BSDUSER_PPP)
         printf(" [-s] [--speed baud]       Specifies the baud speed for the PPP daemon\n");
         printf("                           (default is 115200).\n");
--- a/pptpd.8	2016-08-16 15:34:53.480000000 +0300
+++ b/pptpd.8	2016-08-16 15:35:11.650000000 +0300
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 .TP
 \fB-p\fR|\fB--pidfile \fIpid-file
 specifies an alternate location to store the process ID file (default
-.IR /var/run/pptpd.pid ).
+.IR /run/pptpd.pid ).
 
 .TP
 \fB-s\fR|\fB--speed \fIbaud
--- a/defaults.h	2016-08-16 15:35:01.050000000 +0300
+++ b/defaults.h	2016-08-16 15:35:20.190000000 +0300
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #else
 #define PPTPD_CONFIG_FILE_DEFAULT       "/etc/pptpd.conf"
 #endif
-#define PIDFILE_DEFAULT                 "/var/run/pptpd.pid"
+#define PIDFILE_DEFAULT                 "/run/pptpd.pid"
 
 #define STIMEOUT_DEFAULT                10 /* seconds */