diff --git a/docs/setup/install/systemd.asciidoc b/docs/setup/install/systemd.asciidoc
index 07d995244d511..3053972f9e384 100644
--- a/docs/setup/install/systemd.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/setup/install/systemd.asciidoc
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ sudo systemctl stop kibana.service
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 These commands provide no feedback as to whether Kibana was started
-successfully or not. Instead, this information will be written in the log
-files located in `/var/log/kibana/`.
+successfully or not. Log information can be accessed via
+`journalctl -u kibana.service`.