diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/ax25-apps/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/ax25-apps/default.nix
index 4f9ecd3580f8..ea53d7c38b5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/ax25-apps/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/ax25-apps/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--sysconfdir=/etc"
+    "--localstatedir=/var/lib"
     "--program-transform-name=s@^call$@ax&@;s@^listen$@ax&@"
   ];