--- a/src/netserver.c
+++ b/src/netserver.c
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@
 #elif defined(ANDROID)
 #define DEBUG_LOG_FILE_DIR "/data/local/tmp/"
 #else
-#define DEBUG_LOG_FILE_DIR "/var/log/"
+#define DEBUG_LOG_FILE_DIR "/var/log/netperf/"
 #endif
 #endif /* DEBUG_LOG_FILE_DIR */
 
 #ifndef DEBUG_LOG_FILE
-#define DEBUG_LOG_FILE DEBUG_LOG_FILE_DIR"netserver.debug"
+#define DEBUG_LOG_FILE DEBUG_LOG_FILE_DIR "/netserver.debug"
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(PATH_MAX)