diff --git a/cyrus-sasl.spec b/cyrus-sasl.spec
index 93fdaa7..f902f88 100644
--- a/cyrus-sasl.spec
+++ b/cyrus-sasl.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define username	saslauth
 %define hint		"Saslauthd user"
-%define homedir		%{_var}/empty/%{username}
+%define homedir		/run/saslauthd
 
 %define _plugindir2 %{_libdir}/sasl2
 %define bootstrap_cyrus_sasl 0