diff --git a/packaging/centos63/cloud-agent.rc b/packaging/centos63/cloud-agent.rc
index aad95828f6d..870a35aef90 100755
--- a/packaging/centos63/cloud-agent.rc
+++ b/packaging/centos63/cloud-agent.rc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # chkconfig: 35 99 10
 # description: Cloud Agent
+# pidfile: /var/run/cloudstack-agent.pid
 
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 # or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/packaging/centos7/cloud-agent.rc b/packaging/centos7/cloud-agent.rc
index aad95828f6d..870a35aef90 100755
--- a/packaging/centos7/cloud-agent.rc
+++ b/packaging/centos7/cloud-agent.rc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # chkconfig: 35 99 10
 # description: Cloud Agent
+# pidfile: /var/run/cloudstack-agent.pid
 
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 # or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/packaging/fedora20/cloud-agent.rc b/packaging/fedora20/cloud-agent.rc
index 6cc6abc5e5f..2defa148883 100755
--- a/packaging/fedora20/cloud-agent.rc
+++ b/packaging/fedora20/cloud-agent.rc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # chkconfig: 35 99 10
 # description: Cloud Agent
+# pidfile: /var/run/cloudstack-agent.pid
 
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 # or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
diff --git a/packaging/fedora21/cloud-agent.rc b/packaging/fedora21/cloud-agent.rc
index 6cc6abc5e5f..2defa148883 100755
--- a/packaging/fedora21/cloud-agent.rc
+++ b/packaging/fedora21/cloud-agent.rc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # chkconfig: 35 99 10
 # description: Cloud Agent
+# pidfile: /var/run/cloudstack-agent.pid
 
 # Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
 # or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file