diff --git a/ebtables.sysv b/ebtables.sysv
index 53fd0f6..61109ab 100644
--- a/ebtables.sysv
+++ b/ebtables.sysv
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 	if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
 		success "$prog shutdown"
-		rm -f %{_localstatedir}/lock/subsys/$prog
+		rm -f /var/lock/subsys/$prog
 	else
 		failure "$prog shutdown"
 	fi