diff --git a/packaging/systemd/wesnothd.service.in b/packaging/systemd/wesnothd.service.in
index 11f2a317ce67..a78b0f664780 100644
--- a/packaging/systemd/wesnothd.service.in
+++ b/packaging/systemd/wesnothd.service.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ExecReload=/bin/kill -s SIGHUP $MAINPID
 ExecStopPost=/bin/rm -f @FIFO_DIR@/socket
 
 SyslogIdentifier=Wesnothd@BINARY_SUFFIX@
-WorkingDirectory=@FIFODIR@
+WorkingDirectory=@FIFO_DIR@
 User=nobody
 Group=users