diff --git a/contrib/systemd/osmo-pcu.service b/contrib/systemd/osmo-pcu.service
index 6329d31e..73d8b9c4 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/osmo-pcu.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/osmo-pcu.service
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Description=Osmocom osmo-pcu
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/osmo-pcu -c /etc/osmocom/osmo-pcu.cfg
+StateDirectory=osmocom
+WorkingDirectory=%S/osmocom
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=2
 RestartPreventExitStatus=1