diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/mail/spamassassin.nix b/nixos/modules/services/mail/spamassassin.nix
index 0c11ea431368..1fe77ce5a0c7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/mail/spamassassin.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/mail/spamassassin.nix
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ in
       after = [ "network.target" ];
 
       serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStart = "${pkgs.spamassassin}/bin/spamd ${optionalString cfg.debug "-D"} --username=spamd --groupname=spamd --siteconfigpath=${spamdEnv} --virtual-config-dir=/var/lib/spamassassin/user-%u --allow-tell --pidfile=/var/run/spamd.pid";
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.spamassassin}/bin/spamd ${optionalString cfg.debug "-D"} --username=spamd --groupname=spamd --siteconfigpath=${spamdEnv} --virtual-config-dir=/var/lib/spamassassin/user-%u --allow-tell --pidfile=/run/spamd.pid";
         ExecReload = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";
       };