diff --git a/pisi/configfile.py b/pisi/configfile.py
index 9c04ab7e..507d0d73 100644
--- a/pisi/configfile.py
+++ b/pisi/configfile.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class BuildDefaults:
 class DirectoriesDefaults:
     "Default values for [directories] section"
     lib_dir = "/var/lib/pisi"
-    log_dir = "/var/log/pisi"
+    log_dir = "/var/log"
     db_dir = "/var/db/pisi"
     archives_dir = "/var/cache/pisi/archives"
     packages_dir = "/var/cache/pisi/packages"