diff --git a/deps-packaging/php/php-fpm.conf b/deps-packaging/php/php-fpm.conf
index 43e7cd4f1..b8cf04ab2 100644
--- a/deps-packaging/php/php-fpm.conf
+++ b/deps-packaging/php/php-fpm.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ; Note: the default prefix is /var/cfengine/httpd/php/var
 ; Default Value: none
 ;pid = run/php-fpm.pid
+pid = /var/cfengine/httpd/php-fpm.pid
 
 ; Error log file
 ; If it's set to "syslog", log is sent to syslogd instead of being written