diff --git a/django/core/handlers/profiler-hotshot.py b/django/core/handlers/profiler-hotshot.py
index 953cf0a722..6cf94b0c00 100644
--- a/django/core/handlers/profiler-hotshot.py
+++ b/django/core/handlers/profiler-hotshot.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import hotshot, time, os
 from django.core.handlers.modpython import ModPythonHandler
 
-PROFILE_DATA_DIR = "/var/log/cmsprofile/"
+PROFILE_DATA_DIR = "/var/log/cmsprofile"
 
 def handler(req):
     '''