diff --git a/src/libsync/configfile.cpp b/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
index 0f2059be26692..253f60f617d4c 100644
--- a/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/configfile.cpp
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ void ConfigFile::setAutomaticLogDir(bool enabled)
 
 QString ConfigFile::logDir() const
 {
-    const auto defaultLogDir = QString(configPath() + QStringLiteral("/logs"));
+    const auto defaultLogDir = QString(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation) + QStringLiteral("/logs"));
     QSettings settings(configFile(), QSettings::IniFormat);
     return settings.value(QLatin1String(logDirC), defaultLogDir).toString();
 }