diff --git a/plugins/ftp/proftpd_count b/plugins/ftp/proftpd_count
index 44282167..aa9c9d3f 100755
--- a/plugins/ftp/proftpd_count
+++ b/plugins/ftp/proftpd_count
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mktempfile () {
 mktemp -t $1
 }       
 
-LOGFILE=${logfile:-/var/log/xferlog}
+LOGFILE=${logfile:-/var/log/proftpd/xferlog}
 LOGTAIL=${logtail:-`which logtail`}
 STATEFILE=/var/lib/munin/plugin-state/xferlog-count.offset