diff --git a/platform/os_linux.go b/platform/os_linux.go
index 0bbe78893a..0287d8f6a5 100644
--- a/platform/os_linux.go
+++ b/platform/os_linux.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const (
 	// CNIRuntimePath is the path where CNI state files are stored.
 	CNIRuntimePath = "/var/run/"
 	// CNILockPath is the path where CNI lock files are stored.
-	CNILockPath = "/var/lock/azure-vnet/"
+	CNILockPath = "/var/run/azure-vnet/"
 	// CNSRuntimePath is the path where CNS state files are stored.
 	CNSRuntimePath = "/var/run/"
 	// CNI runtime path on a Kubernetes cluster
diff --git a/store/json_test.go b/store/json_test.go
index aa6cfc36d3..bde3630d6d 100644
--- a/store/json_test.go
+++ b/store/json_test.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func TestLockFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 	lockFileName := store.GetLockFileName()
 
 	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
-		if lockFileName != "/var/lock/azure-vnet/" + testLockFileName + ".lock" {
+		if lockFileName != "/var/run/azure-vnet/" + testLockFileName + ".lock" {
 			t.Errorf("Not expected file lock name: %v", lockFileName)
 		}
 	} else {