diff --git a/src/config.lisp b/src/config.lisp
index e4e9e1f5e..fcae33679 100644
--- a/src/config.lisp
+++ b/src/config.lisp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 (defun lem-home ()
   (or (uiop:getenv "LEM_HOME")
-      (merge-pathnames ".lem/" (user-homedir-pathname))))
+      (uiop:xdg-config-home "lem/")))
 
 (defun lem-logdir-pathname ()
   (merge-pathnames "logs/" (lem-home)))