diff --git a/src/common/config.cpp b/src/common/config.cpp
index e38aa405c..6e9db50ff 100644
--- a/src/common/config.cpp
+++ b/src/common/config.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ bool GetLoadGameSizeEnabled() {
 
 std::filesystem::path GetSaveDataPath() {
     if (save_data_path.empty()) {
-        return Common::FS::GetUserPath(Common::FS::PathType::UserDir) / "savedata";
+        return Common::FS::GetUserPath(Common::FS::PathType::SaveDataDir);
     }
     return save_data_path;
 }