diff --git a/mariadb.changes b/mariadb.changes
index 7175325..8d18cfd 100644
--- a/mariadb.changes
+++ b/mariadb.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 18 21:58:17 UTC 2019 - suse+build@de-korte.org
+
+- fix references path below legacy directory /var/run -> /run
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 15 15:39:01 UTC 2019 - rick.salevsky@suse.com
 
diff --git a/mariadb.spec b/mariadb.spec
index dc92389..09b293d 100644
--- a/mariadb.spec
+++ b/mariadb.spec
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ export CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS -felide-constructors"
        -DWITH_EDITLINE=system                                       \
        -DINSTALL_LAYOUT=RPM                                         \
        -DWITH_LZ4=system                                            \
-       -DMYSQL_UNIX_ADDR="%{_localstatedir}/run/mysql/mysql.sock"   \
-       -DINSTALL_UNIX_ADDRDIR="%{_localstatedir}/run/mysql/mysql.sock" \
+       -DMYSQL_UNIX_ADDR="%{_rundir}/mysql/mysql.sock"              \
+       -DINSTALL_UNIX_ADDRDIR="%{_rundir}/mysql/mysql.sock"         \
        -DINSTALL_MYSQLSHAREDIR=share/%{name}                        \
        -DWITH_COMMENT="openSUSE mariadb rpm"                        \
        -DWITH_EXTRA_CHARSET=all                                     \