diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e62c26d..fa6df3a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 dns-flood-detector (1.12-5) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Updating standards version to 3.8.2, no changes needed
+  * remove absolut path of pidof from preinst
 
  -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:31:45 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/preinst b/debian/preinst
index 70d2b78..f028a63 100755
--- a/debian/preinst
+++ b/debian/preinst
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ set -e
 
 # generate correct pid file, for versions where was non or incorrect
 if [ "$1" = "upgrade" ] && [ "$2" ] && dpkg --compare-versions "$2" <= "1.12-1"; then
-	/bin/pidof dns-flood-detector > /var/run/dns-flood-detector.pid
+	pidof dns-flood-detector > /var/run/dns-flood-detector.pid
 fi
 #DEBHELPER#