diff --git a/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf b/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf
index 8215f5cd7c..a1d425816f 100644
--- a/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ $InputRunFileMonitor
 #
 # An on-disk queue is created for this action. If the remote host is
 # down, messages are spooled to disk and sent when it is up again.
-$WorkDirectory /var/spool/rsyslog # where to place spool files
+$WorkDirectory /var/lib/rsyslog # where to place spool files
 $ActionQueueFileName fwdRule1     # unique name prefix for spool files
 $ActionQueueMaxDiskSpace 512m     # 512M space limit (use as much as possible)
 $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on     # save messages to disk on shutdown
diff --git a/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.kojibuilder b/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.kojibuilder
index 070a54954f..2c2852ddd1 100644
--- a/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.kojibuilder
+++ b/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.kojibuilder
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ local7.*                                                /var/log/boot.log
 #
 # An on-disk queue is created for this action. If the remote host is
 # down, messages are spooled to disk and sent when it is up again.
-$WorkDirectory /var/spool/rsyslog # where to place spool files
+$WorkDirectory /var/lib/rsyslog # where to place spool files
 $ActionQueueFileName fwdRule1     # unique name prefix for spool files
 $ActionQueueMaxDiskSpace 512m     # 512M space limit (use as much as possible)
 $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on     # save messages to disk on shutdown
diff --git a/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.phx2 b/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.phx2
index 8215f5cd7c..a1d425816f 100644
--- a/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.phx2
+++ b/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.phx2
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ $InputRunFileMonitor
 #
 # An on-disk queue is created for this action. If the remote host is
 # down, messages are spooled to disk and sent when it is up again.
-$WorkDirectory /var/spool/rsyslog # where to place spool files
+$WorkDirectory /var/lib/rsyslog # where to place spool files
 $ActionQueueFileName fwdRule1     # unique name prefix for spool files
 $ActionQueueMaxDiskSpace 512m     # 512M space limit (use as much as possible)
 $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on     # save messages to disk on shutdown
diff --git a/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.releng b/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.releng
index 070a54954f..2c2852ddd1 100644
--- a/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.releng
+++ b/files/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.releng
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ local7.*                                                /var/log/boot.log
 #
 # An on-disk queue is created for this action. If the remote host is
 # down, messages are spooled to disk and sent when it is up again.
-$WorkDirectory /var/spool/rsyslog # where to place spool files
+$WorkDirectory /var/lib/rsyslog # where to place spool files
 $ActionQueueFileName fwdRule1     # unique name prefix for spool files
 $ActionQueueMaxDiskSpace 512m     # 512M space limit (use as much as possible)
 $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on     # save messages to disk on shutdown