diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.cpp
index 365539ff84..90753e7cb6 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/gui_settings.cpp
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ gui_settings::~gui_settings()
 
 QString gui_settings::ComputeSettingsDir()
 {
-	QString path = QDir(QDir::currentPath()).relativeFilePath(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath());
-	path += "/GuiConfigs/";
-	return path;
+	return QString::fromStdString(fs::get_config_dir()) + "/GuiConfigs/";
 }
 
 void gui_settings::ChangeToConfig(const QString& name)