diff --git a/sbin/routed/pathnames.h b/sbin/routed/pathnames.h
index 14b721c2d473..eb9043354d71 100644
--- a/sbin/routed/pathnames.h
+++ b/sbin/routed/pathnames.h
@@ -47,4 +47,6 @@
  * Leave this undefined, and only the trace file originally specified
  * when routed was started, if any, will be appended to.
  */
-#define _PATH_TRACE	"/etc/routed.trace"
+#if 0
+#define _PATH_TRACE	"/var/log/routed.trace"
+#endif