diff --git a/bootstrap-configure b/bootstrap-configure
index 7d35d712..addc9972 100755
--- a/bootstrap-configure
+++ b/bootstrap-configure
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ fi
 ./bootstrap && \
     ./configure --enable-maintainer-mode \
 		--enable-debug \
+		--localstatedir=/var \
 		--prefix=/usr $*