diff --git a/plugins/mail/dovecot b/plugins/mail/dovecot
index 8cbbe99d..b3b80ed0 100755
--- a/plugins/mail/dovecot
+++ b/plugins/mail/dovecot
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 ######################
 # Configuration
 ######################
-STAT_FILE=${STAT_FILE:-/var/lib/munin/plugin-state/plugin-dovecot.state}
+STAT_FILE=${STAT_FILE:-/var/lib/munin-node/plugin-state/root/plugin-dovecot.state}
 EXPR_BIN=/usr/bin/expr
 LOGFILE=${logfile:-/var/log/mail.log}
 ######################