diff --git a/dockers/docker-dhcp-server/supervisord.conf b/dockers/docker-dhcp-server/supervisord.conf
index 73f454d7c62d..f8652a930b56 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-dhcp-server/supervisord.conf
+++ b/dockers/docker-dhcp-server/supervisord.conf
@@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ stdout_logfile=syslog
 stderr_logfile=syslog
 dependent_startup=true
 dependent_startup_wait_for=dhcpservd:running
+environment=KEA_PIDFILE_DIR=/tmp/