diff --git a/ddclient.in b/ddclient.in
index 60967b8..f9cf19a 100755
--- a/ddclient.in
+++ b/ddclient.in
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ sub subst_var {
 }
 
 my $etc = subst_var('@sysconfdir@', '/etc/ddclient');
-my $cachedir = subst_var('@localstatedir@', '/var') . '/cache/ddclient';
+my $cachedir = '/var/cache/ddclient';
 my $savedir = '/tmp';
 if ($program =~ /test/i) {
     $etc = '.';