diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/squid.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/squid.inc
index 4f235ac98..ed91b5761 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/squid.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/squid.inc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function squid_services()
                 'start' => array('proxy start'),
                 'stop' => array('proxy stop'),
             ),
-            'pid' => '/var/run/squid/squid.pid',
+            'pidfile' => '/var/run/squid/squid.pid',
             'name' => 'squid',
         );
     }