diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 490e783..3d0a9b0 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -Werror
 
+console_server_CPPFLAGS = -DLOCALSTATEDIR=\"$(localstatedir)\"
+
 console_server_SOURCES = \
 	 console-server.c \
 	 console-server.h \
diff --git a/log-handler.c b/log-handler.c
index 8396890..eb5f80f 100644
--- a/log-handler.c
+++ b/log-handler.c
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 };
 
 
-static const char *filename = "uart.log";
+static const char *filename = LOCALSTATEDIR "/log/openbmc-console.log";
+
 static const size_t logsize = 16 * 1024;
 
 static struct log_handler *to_log_handler(struct handler *handler)