diff --git a/krb5.spec b/krb5.spec
index d463f95..f29cf5c 100644
--- a/krb5.spec
+++ b/krb5.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary: The Kerberos network authentication system
 Name: krb5
 Version: 1.9.1
-Release: 14%{?dist}
+Release: 15%{?dist}
 # Maybe we should explode from the now-available-to-everybody tarball instead?
 # http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/dist/krb5/1.9/krb5-1.9.1-signed.tar
 Source0: krb5-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -699,6 +699,9 @@ exit 0
 %{_sbindir}/uuserver
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Oct  2 2011 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> 1.9.1-15
+- hardcode pid file as option in krb5kdc.service
+
 * Fri Sep 30 2011 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> 1.9.1-14
 - fix pid path in krb5kdc.service
 
diff --git a/krb5kdc.service b/krb5kdc.service
index 7fe3b0b..e0dbff9 100644
--- a/krb5kdc.service
+++ b/krb5kdc.service
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After=syslog.target network.target
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/var/run/krb5kdc.pid
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/krb5kdc
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/krb5kdc -r $KRB5REALM -P $pidfile $KRB5KDC_ARGS
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/krb5kdc -r $KRB5REALM -P /var/run/krb5kdc.pid $KRB5KDC_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 
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