diff --git a/src/common/platform/posix/unix/i_specialpaths.cpp b/src/common/platform/posix/unix/i_specialpaths.cpp
index 524f94c606..f844f0dd04 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/posix/unix/i_specialpaths.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/posix/unix/i_specialpaths.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ FString M_GetScreenshotsPath()
 
 FString M_GetSavegamesPath()
 {
-	return NicePath("$HOME/" GAME_DIR "/");
+	return NicePath("$HOME/" GAME_DIR "/savegames/");
 }
 
 //===========================================================================