diff --git a/runtime/src/snapshot_package.rs b/runtime/src/snapshot_package.rs
index 33b0a91fa366ab..bb90ad99312598 100644
--- a/runtime/src/snapshot_package.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/snapshot_package.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use {
         snapshot_hash::SnapshotHash,
         snapshot_utils::{
             self, ArchiveFormat, BankSnapshotInfo, Result, SnapshotVersion,
-            TMP_BANK_SNAPSHOT_PREFIX,
+            SNAPSHOT_STATUS_CACHE_FILENAME, TMP_BANK_SNAPSHOT_PREFIX,
         },
     },
     log::*,
@@ -97,10 +97,12 @@ impl AccountsPackage {
                 &bank_snapshot_info.snapshot_path,
                 snapshot_hardlink_dir.join(file_name),
             )?;
-            let status_cache_file_name =
-                snapshot_utils::path_to_file_name_str(&bank_snapshot_info.status_cache_path)?;
+            let status_cache_path = bank_snapshot_info
+                .bank_snapshot_dir
+                .join(SNAPSHOT_STATUS_CACHE_FILENAME);
+            let status_cache_file_name = snapshot_utils::path_to_file_name_str(&status_cache_path)?;
             fs::hard_link(
-                &bank_snapshot_info.status_cache_path,
+                &status_cache_path,
                 snapshot_links.path().join(status_cache_file_name),
             )?;
         }
diff --git a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
index e1304d1efcf2ac..1033e109ebf321 100644
--- a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ impl SnapshotVersion {
 pub struct BankSnapshotInfo {
     /// Slot of the bank
     pub slot: Slot,
-    /// Path to the snapshot
+    /// Path to the snapshot file
     pub snapshot_path: PathBuf,
     /// Type of the snapshot
     pub snapshot_type: BankSnapshotType,
-    /// Path to the status cache (transaction history)
-    pub status_cache_path: PathBuf,
+    /// Path to the bank snapshot directory
+    pub bank_snapshot_dir: PathBuf,
 }
 
 impl PartialOrd for BankSnapshotInfo {
@@ -592,8 +592,6 @@ pub fn get_bank_snapshots(bank_snapshots_dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Vec<BankSnaps
                 let bank_snapshot_outer_dir = get_bank_snapshots_dir(&bank_snapshots_dir, slot);
                 let bank_snapshot_post_path =
                     bank_snapshot_outer_dir.join(get_snapshot_file_name(slot));
-                let status_cache_path =
-                    bank_snapshot_outer_dir.join(SNAPSHOT_STATUS_CACHE_FILENAME);
                 let mut bank_snapshot_pre_path = bank_snapshot_post_path.clone();
                 bank_snapshot_pre_path.set_extension(BANK_SNAPSHOT_PRE_FILENAME_EXTENSION);
 
@@ -602,7 +600,7 @@ pub fn get_bank_snapshots(bank_snapshots_dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Vec<BankSnaps
                         slot,
                         snapshot_path: bank_snapshot_pre_path,
                         snapshot_type: BankSnapshotType::Pre,
-                        status_cache_path: status_cache_path.clone(),
+                        bank_snapshot_dir: bank_snapshot_outer_dir.clone(),
                     });
                 }
 
@@ -611,7 +609,7 @@ pub fn get_bank_snapshots(bank_snapshots_dir: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Vec<BankSnaps
                         slot,
                         snapshot_path: bank_snapshot_post_path,
                         snapshot_type: BankSnapshotType::Post,
-                        status_cache_path,
+                        bank_snapshot_dir: bank_snapshot_outer_dir,
                     });
                 }
             }),
@@ -929,7 +927,7 @@ pub fn add_bank_snapshot(
         slot,
         snapshot_path: bank_snapshot_path,
         snapshot_type: BankSnapshotType::Pre,
-        status_cache_path,
+        bank_snapshot_dir,
     })
 }