diff --git a/contrib/systemd/osmo-smlc.service b/contrib/systemd/osmo-smlc.service
index e159370..ce5a9d3 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/osmo-smlc.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/osmo-smlc.service
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 Restart=always
+StateDirectory=osmocom
+WorkingDirectory=%S/osmocom
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/osmo-smlc -c /etc/osmocom/osmo-smlc.cfg
 RestartSec=2