diff --git a/templates/cronie/template b/templates/cronie/template
index 9398dde05b3..56e73aa64fd 100644
--- a/templates/cronie/template
+++ b/templates/cronie/template
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ version=1.4.1
 distfiles="http://xbps.nopcode.org/distfiles/cronie-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--with-inotify --without-selinux --with-pam --disable-anacron
- --with-daemon_username=nobody --with-daemon_groupname=nobody"
+ --with-daemon_username=nobody --with-daemon_groupname=nobody
+ --localstatedir=/var"
 short_desc="Runs specified programs at scheduled times"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 checksum=269c7ea3d91d4c4cc54fce5b40a9bf2df1489928825b1d1cae711bb8aac621d6