diff --git a/net-snmp.spec b/net-snmp.spec
index 15f743a..d7e12d3 100644
--- a/net-snmp.spec
+++ b/net-snmp.spec
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %{_libdir}/lib*.so.*
 
 %changelog
+- snmpd uses /var/run/snmpd.pid (#211264)
+
 * Sun Oct 01 2006 Jesse Keating <jkeating@redhat.com> - 5.3.1-11
 - rebuilt for unwind info generation, broken in gcc-4.1.1-21
 
diff --git a/net-snmpd.init b/net-snmpd.init
index 2f210d8..97ca01b 100755
--- a/net-snmpd.init
+++ b/net-snmpd.init
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 if [ -e /etc/snmp/snmpd.options ]; then
   . /etc/snmp/snmpd.options
 else
-   OPTIONS="-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd -a"
+   OPTIONS="-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid -a"
 fi
 
 RETVAL=0