diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 4c328b373..436765d30 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -596,9 +596,9 @@ up_to_2.4.70() {
   touch /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/kafka/adv_kafka.sls
   echo 'kafka: ' > /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/kafka/soc_kafka.sls
   kafka_cluster_id=$(get_random_value 22)
-  echo '    cluster_id: '$kafka_cluster_id >> $local_salt_dir/pillar/kafka/soc_kafka.sls
+  echo '    cluster_id: '$kafka_cluster_id >> /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/kafka/soc_kafka.sls
   kafkapass=$(get_random_value)
-  echo '    kafka_pass: '$kafkapass >> $local_salt_dir/pillar/kafka/soc_kafka.sls
+  echo '    kafka_pass: '$kafkapass >> /opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/kafka/soc_kafka.sls
 
   INSTALLEDVERSION=2.4.70
 }