diff --git a/deploy/build/rustfs.service b/deploy/build/rustfs.service
index c2665cce5..ab92069c4 100644
--- a/deploy/build/rustfs.service
+++ b/deploy/build/rustfs.service
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/rustfs
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/rustfs  $RUSTFS_VOLUMES $RUSTFS_OPTS
 
 # service log configuration
+LogsDirectory=rustfs
 StandardOutput=append:/var/log/rustfs/rustfs.log
 StandardError=append:/var/log/rustfs/rustfs-err.log