diff --git a/roles/alertmanager/templates/alertmanager.service.j2 b/roles/alertmanager/templates/alertmanager.service.j2
index 9499c3551..32710bce9 100644
--- a/roles/alertmanager/templates/alertmanager.service.j2
+++ b/roles/alertmanager/templates/alertmanager.service.j2
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ StartLimitIntervalSec=0
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
+{% if (ansible_facts.packages.systemd | first).version is version('239', '>=') %}
+PIDFile=/run/alertmanager.pid
+{% else %}
 PIDFile=/var/run/alertmanager.pid
+{% endif %}
 User=alertmanager
 Group=alertmanager
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID