diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_255.6.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_255.6.bb
index 62842d43c8..15b631fc07 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_255.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_255.6.bb
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ do_install() {
 	# if the user requests /tmp be on persistent storage (i.e. not volatile)
 	# then don't use a tmpfs for /tmp
 	if [ "${VOLATILE_TMP_DIR}" != "yes" ]; then
-		rm -f ${D}${rootlibdir}/systemd/system/tmp.mount
-		rm -f ${D}${rootlibdir}/systemd/system/local-fs.target.wants/tmp.mount
+		rm -f ${D}${rootlibexecdir}/systemd/system/tmp.mount
+		rm -f ${D}${rootlibexecdir}/systemd/system/local-fs.target.wants/tmp.mount
 	fi
 
 	install -d ${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}/graphical.target.wants