diff --git a/archbuild.in b/archbuild.in
index bd3f5e08f23b42839cc8b15e539a7cb61df4de5c..fb1ae1711516b030ba587759344fb6210c322cbf 100644
--- a/archbuild.in
+++ b/archbuild.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ else
 	repo=${tag%-*}
 	arch=${tag##*-}
 fi
-chroots='/var/tmp/archbuild'
+chroots='/var/lib/archbuild'
 clean_first=false
 
 usage() {