diff --git a/bitlbee.init.d-suse.in b/bitlbee.init.d-suse.in
index 89b0b2e..4aed976 100644
--- a/bitlbee.init.d-suse.in
+++ b/bitlbee.init.d-suse.in
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ test -x $BITLBEE_BIN || { echo "$BITLBEE_BIN not installed";
 
 # /var/run might be tmfs, so if $BITLBEE_PIDDIR not exist yet create it now.
 if [ ! -d "$BITLBEE_PIDDIR" ]; then 
-	/usr/bin/mkdir -p "$BITLBEE_PIDDIR"
-	/usr/bin/chown bitlbee.bitlbee "$BITLBEE_PIDDIR"
+	/bin/mkdir -p "$BITLBEE_PIDDIR"
+	/bin/chown bitlbee.bitlbee "$BITLBEE_PIDDIR"
 fi
 
 # Shell functions sourced from /etc/rc.status: