diff --git a/misc/systemd/ipfs.service b/misc/systemd/ipfs.service
index 73109dccd9f..78bf3c79937 100644
--- a/misc/systemd/ipfs.service
+++ b/misc/systemd/ipfs.service
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ After=network.target
 Type=notify
 User=ipfs
 Group=ipfs
-WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/ipfs
+StateDirectory=ipfs
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/ipfs daemon --init --migrate
 Restart=on-failure
 KillSignal=SIGINT