diff --git a/trunk/src/or/main.c b/trunk/src/or/main.c
index 2dacb013d9..831f0c7852 100644
--- a/trunk/src/or/main.c
+++ b/trunk/src/or/main.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ int tor_main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 #endif
 
   if (options.RunAsDaemon) {
-    start_daemon();
+    start_daemon(options.DataDirectory);
   }
 
   if(options.ORPort) { /* only spawn dns handlers if we're a router */