diff --git a/src/gameconfigfile.cpp b/src/gameconfigfile.cpp
index 76bf0fc4cf..830cef2325 100644
--- a/src/gameconfigfile.cpp
+++ b/src/gameconfigfile.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ FGameConfigFile::FGameConfigFile ()
 		SetValueForKey ("Path", "$PROGDIR", true);
 #else
 		SetValueForKey ("Path", "$HOME/" GAME_DIR, true);
+		SetValueForKey ("Path", "$HOME/.local/share/games/doom", true);
 		// Arch Linux likes them in /usr/share/doom
 		// Debian likes them in /usr/share/games/doom
 		// I assume other distributions don't do anything radically different
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ FGameConfigFile::FGameConfigFile ()
 		SetValueForKey ("Path", "$PROGDIR", true);
 #else
 		SetValueForKey ("Path", "$HOME/" GAME_DIR, true);
+		SetValueForKey ("Path", "$HOME/.local/share/games/doom", true);
 		SetValueForKey ("Path", SHARE_DIR, true);
 		SetValueForKey ("Path", "/usr/local/share/doom", true);
 		SetValueForKey ("Path", "/usr/local/share/games/doom", true);
@@ -166,6 +168,8 @@ FGameConfigFile::FGameConfigFile ()
 #else
 		SetValueForKey("Path", "$HOME/" GAME_DIR "/soundfonts", true);
 		SetValueForKey("Path", "$HOME/" GAME_DIR "/fm_banks", true);
+		SetValueForKey("Path", "$HOME/.local/share/games/doom/soundfonts", true);
+		SetValueForKey("Path", "$HOME/.local/share/games/doom/fm_banks", true);
 		SetValueForKey("Path", "/usr/local/share/doom/soundfonts", true);
 		SetValueForKey("Path", "/usr/local/share/doom/fm_banks", true);
 		SetValueForKey("Path", "/usr/local/share/games/doom/soundfonts", true);