diff --git a/pkg/deb/Makefile b/pkg/deb/Makefile
index 3a77d7ef..ce16068d 100644
--- a/pkg/deb/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/deb/Makefile
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS_COMMON=\
 	--prefix=/usr \
 	--statedir=/var/lib/unit \
 	--control="unix:/var/run/control.unit.sock" \
+	--runstatedir=/var/run \
 	--pid=/var/run/unit.pid \
+	--logdir=/var/log \
 	--log=/var/log/unit.log \
 	--tmpdir=/var/tmp \
 	--user=unit \
diff --git a/pkg/docker/template.Dockerfile b/pkg/docker/template.Dockerfile
index c6a72aa8..b7c558a8 100644
--- a/pkg/docker/template.Dockerfile
+++ b/pkg/docker/template.Dockerfile
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ RUN set -ex \
     && CONFIGURE_ARGS_MODULES="--prefix=/usr \
                 --statedir=/var/lib/unit \
                 --control=unix:/var/run/control.unit.sock \
+                --runstatedir=/var/run \
                 --pid=/var/run/unit.pid \
+                --logdir=/var/log \
                 --log=/var/log/unit.log \
                 --tmpdir=/var/tmp \
                 --user=unit \
diff --git a/pkg/rpm/Makefile b/pkg/rpm/Makefile
index 0573bd4c..355f8a59 100644
--- a/pkg/rpm/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/rpm/Makefile
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS_COMMON=\
 	--prefix=/usr \
 	--statedir=%{_sharedstatedir}/unit \
 	--control="unix:/var/run/unit/control.sock" \
+	--runstatedir=/var/run \
 	--pid=/var/run/unit/unit.pid \
+	--logdir=/var/log \
 	--log=/var/log/unit/unit.log \
 	--tmpdir=/var/tmp \
 	--user=unit \