diff --git a/src/musikcubed/main.cpp b/src/musikcubed/main.cpp
index e7e2dd246..c564d59d3 100644
--- a/src/musikcubed/main.cpp
+++ b/src/musikcubed/main.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ using namespace musik::core;
 using namespace musik::core::audio;
 using namespace musik::core::runtime;
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-#define LOCKFILE "/tmp/musikcubed.lock"
-#else
+#ifdef __linux__
 #define LOCKFILE "/var/lock/musikcubed.lock"
+#else
+#define LOCKFILE "/tmp/musikcubed.lock"
 #endif
 
 bool exitIfRunning() {
@@ -105,4 +105,4 @@ int main() {
     while (true) {
         messageQueue.WaitAndDispatch();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}