diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/Main.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/Main.kt
index 1b836ee0d389d4e47fda7964fbb5f7cf6aead810..e2b47625b384183a4584aaaafc57e6fea078dadb 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/Main.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/Main.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Level.INFO
 import java.util.logging.Level.WARNING
 import java.util.logging.LogManager
 
-private val DEFAULT_DATA_DIR = getProperty("user.home") + separator + ".briar"
+private val DEFAULT_DATA_DIR = getProperty("user.home") + separator + ".briar" + separator + "desktop"
 
 private class Main : CliktCommand(
     name = "briar-desktop",