diff --git a/Shorewall-init/init.debian.sh b/Shorewall-init/init.debian.sh
index b975a21b4..81ad9ea1c 100755
--- a/Shorewall-init/init.debian.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/init.debian.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ setstatedir() {
 	statedir=$( . /${CONFDIR}/${PRODUCT}/vardir && echo $VARDIR )
     fi
 
-    [ -n "$statedir" ] && STATEDIR=${statedir} || STATEDIR=${VARDIR}/${PRODUCT}
+    [ -n "$statedir" ] && STATEDIR=${statedir} || STATEDIR=${VARLIB}/${PRODUCT}
 
     if [ $PRODUCT = shorewall -o $PRODUCT = shorewall6 ]; then
 	${SBINDIR}/$PRODUCT ${OPTIONS} compile -c || echo_notdone
diff --git a/Shorewall-init/init.fedora.sh b/Shorewall-init/init.fedora.sh
index 53924af2d..69ff15f0c 100755
--- a/Shorewall-init/init.fedora.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/init.fedora.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ setstatedir() {
 	statedir=$( . /${CONFDIR}/${PRODUCT}/vardir && echo $VARDIR )
     fi
 
-    [ -n "$statedir" ] && STATEDIR=${statedir} || STATEDIR=${VARDIR}/${PRODUCT}
+    [ -n "$statedir" ] && STATEDIR=${statedir} || STATEDIR=${VARLIB}/${PRODUCT}
 
     if [ $PRODUCT == shorewall -o $PRODUCT == shorewall6 ]; then
 	${SBINDIR}/$PRODUCT $OPTIONS compile -c
diff --git a/Shorewall-init/init.sh b/Shorewall-init/init.sh
index 4a23ff416..e335780ab 100755
--- a/Shorewall-init/init.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/init.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ setstatedir() {
 	statedir=$( . /${CONFDIR}/${PRODUCT}/vardir && echo $VARDIR )
     fi
 
-    [ -n "$statedir" ] && STATEDIR=${statedir} || STATEDIR=${VARDIR}/${PRODUCT}
+    [ -n "$statedir" ] && STATEDIR=${statedir} || STATEDIR=${VARLIB}/${PRODUCT}
 
     if [ ! -x $STATEDIR/firewall ]; then
 	if [ $PRODUCT = shorewall -o $PRODUCT = shorewall6 ]; then
diff --git a/Shorewall-init/init.suse.sh b/Shorewall-init/init.suse.sh
index a7795d53b..a9a4c729e 100755
--- a/Shorewall-init/init.suse.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/init.suse.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ setstatedir() {
 	statedir=$( . /${CONFDIR}/${PRODUCT}/vardir && echo $VARDIR )
     fi
 
-    [ -n "$statedir" ] && STATEDIR=${statedir} || STATEDIR=${VARDIR}/${PRODUCT}
+    [ -n "$statedir" ] && STATEDIR=${statedir} || STATEDIR=${VARLIB}/${PRODUCT}
 
     if [ $PRODUCT = shorewall -o $PRODUCT = shorewall6 ]; then
 	${SBINDIR}/$PRODUCT ${OPTIONS} compile -c || exit
diff --git a/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init b/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init
index 52b1e6426..65a5befb7 100644
--- a/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init
+++ b/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ setstatedir() {
 	statedir=$( . /${CONFDIR}/${PRODUCT}/vardir && echo $VARDIR )
     fi
 
-    [ -n "$statedir" ] && STATEDIR=${statedir} || STATEDIR=${VARDIR}/${PRODUCT}
+    [ -n "$statedir" ] && STATEDIR=${statedir} || STATEDIR=${VARLIB}/${PRODUCT}
 
     if [ $PRODUCT = shorewall -o $PRODUCT = shorewall6 ]; then
 	${SBINDIR}/$PRODUCT ${OPTIONS} compile -c || exit 1