diff --git a/contrib/unbound.service.in b/contrib/unbound.service.in
index 9cda6c2bb..ea03e0883 100644
--- a/contrib/unbound.service.in
+++ b/contrib/unbound.service.in
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ ProtectControlGroups=true
 ProtectKernelModules=true
 ProtectSystem=strict
 RuntimeDirectory=@UNBOUND_RUN_DIR@
-ConfigurationDirectory=unbound
+ConfigurationDirectory=@UNBOUND_SYSCONF_DIR@
 StateDirectory=unbound
 RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_INET AF_INET6 AF_NETLINK AF_UNIX
 RestrictRealtime=true