--- a/configure.ac	2012-11-02 22:26:41.000000000 +0100
+++ b/configure.ac	2013-02-22 17:15:58.300689336 +0100
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 else
   plymouthclientdir=$bindir
   plymouthdaemondir=$sbindir
-  plymouthruntimedir=$localstatedir/run/plymouth
+  plymouthruntimedir=/run/plymouth
 fi
 AC_SUBST(plymouthclientdir)
 AC_SUBST(plymouthdaemondir)