diff --git a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
index d45f40d5f4..5cfb96bd8a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/ironic/templates/ironic-inspector.conf.j2
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@ known_devices = /etc/ironic-inspector/known_devices.yaml
 {% endif %}
 
 [oslo_concurrency]
-lock_path = /var/lib/ironic/tmp
+lock_path = /var/lib/ironic-inspector/tmp