diff --git a/net/quagga/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/quagga.inc b/net/quagga/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/quagga.inc
index e5fbfbaa2..32786c1a0 100644
--- a/net/quagga/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/quagga.inc
+++ b/net/quagga/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/quagga.inc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ function quagga_services()
                 'stop' => array('quagga stop'),
             ),
             'name' => 'quagga',
+            'pidfile' => '/var/run/quagga/zebra.pid'
         );
     }