diff --git a/templates/sshd.service.j2 b/templates/sshd.service.j2
index 2f57830..a969ebb 100644
--- a/templates/sshd.service.j2
+++ b/templates/sshd.service.j2
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ KillMode=process
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartPreventExitStatus=255
 Type=notify
-RuntimeDirectory={{ sshd_binary }}
+RuntimeDirectory={{ sshd_binary | basename }}
 RuntimeDirectoryMode=0755
 
 [Install]