diff --git a/net-vpn/openfortivpn/files/systemd_substitute_bin_and_sysconfig_dirs.patch b/net-vpn/openfortivpn/files/systemd_substitute_bin_and_sysconfig_dirs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4cfe57c46545e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-vpn/openfortivpn/files/systemd_substitute_bin_and_sysconfig_dirs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/lib/systemd/system/openfortivpn@.service.in b/lib/systemd/system/openfortivpn@.service.in
+index 6c30230..3ff3d7c 100644
+--- a/lib/systemd/system/openfortivpn@.service.in
++++ b/lib/systemd/system/openfortivpn@.service.in
+@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Documentation=man:openfortivpn(1)
+ [Service]
+ Type=simple
+ PrivateTmp=true
+-ExecStart=@BINDIR@/openfortivpn -c @SYSCONFDIR@/openfortivpn/%I.conf
++ExecStart=/usr/bin/openfortivpn -c /etc/openfortivpn/%I.conf
+ OOMScoreAdjust=-100
+ 
+ [Install]
diff --git a/net-vpn/openfortivpn/openfortivpn-1.17.1.ebuild b/net-vpn/openfortivpn/openfortivpn-1.17.1.ebuild
index 0c64cdfd137fc..634f0884bc80a 100644
--- a/net-vpn/openfortivpn/openfortivpn-1.17.1.ebuild
+++ b/net-vpn/openfortivpn/openfortivpn-1.17.1.ebuild
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
 
 CONFIG_CHECK="~PPP ~PPP_ASYNC"
 
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}/systemd_substitute_bin_and_sysconfig_dirs.patch"
+)
+
 src_prepare() {
 	default