diff --git a/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh b/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
index f16bd3609357c55573577beec546cd3560949b41..8b22aae81c836227eb304b1b6ca91808813625c9 100755
--- a/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
+++ b/indra/newview/linux_tools/install.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function homedir_install()
 	exit 0
     fi
 
-    install_to_prefix "$HOME/.local/share/alchemy-install"
+    install_to_prefix "$XDG_DATA_HOME/alchemy-install" #$XDG_DATA_HOME is a synonym for $HOME/.local/share/ unless the user has specified otherwise (unlikely).
 }
 
 function root_install()