Index: rsyslog-8.2.2/tools/syslogd.c
===================================================================
--- rsyslog-8.2.2.orig/tools/syslogd.c
+++ rsyslog-8.2.2/tools/syslogd.c
@@ -133,19 +133,14 @@ rsRetVal rsyslogdInit(void);
 void rsyslogdDebugSwitch();
 void rsyslogdDoDie(int sig);
 
-
-#if defined(SYSLOGD_PIDNAME)
-#	undef _PATH_LOGPID
-#	define _PATH_LOGPID "/etc/" SYSLOGD_PIDNAME
-#else
-#	ifndef _PATH_LOGPID
-#		define _PATH_LOGPID "/etc/rsyslogd.pid"
-#	endif
+#ifndef _PATH_LOGPID                                                                                                              
+# define _PATH_LOGPID "/var/run/rsyslogd.pid"  
 #endif
 
 #ifndef _PATH_TTY
 #	define _PATH_TTY	"/dev/tty"
 #endif
+
 char	*PidFile = _PATH_LOGPID; /* read-only after startup */
 
 int bHadHUP = 0; 	/* did we have a HUP? */