diff --git a/src/osd/sdl/sdlmain.cpp b/src/osd/sdl/sdlmain.cpp
index f238c7bd..dd6f2e4f 100644
--- a/src/osd/sdl/sdlmain.cpp
+++ b/src/osd/sdl/sdlmain.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 #elif defined(SDLMAME_MACOSX)
 	#define INI_PATH "$HOME/Library/Application Support/APP_NAME;$HOME/.APP_NAME;.;ini"
 #else
-	#define INI_PATH "$HOME/.APP_NAME;.;ini"
+	#define INI_PATH "$HOME/.APP_NAME;/app/share/APP_NAME/ini"
 #endif // MACOSX
 #endif // INI_PATH