diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/bird.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/bird.nix
index 1ef264fc86e5..5fda4c980ebb 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/bird.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/bird.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in
     };
     birdSocket = mkOption {
       type = types.path;
-      default = "/var/run/bird.ctl";
+      default = "/run/bird/bird.ctl";
       description = ''
         Path to BIRD2 (or BIRD1 v4) socket.
       '';