diff --git a/shell/browser/electron_browser_client.cc b/shell/browser/electron_browser_client.cc
index 6ef87068ba7db..76fe17aaaa4ad 100644
--- a/shell/browser/electron_browser_client.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/electron_browser_client.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "base/task/post_task.h"
 #include "chrome/browser/browser_process.h"
 #include "chrome/common/chrome_paths.h"
+#include "chrome/common/chrome_paths_internal.h"
 #include "chrome/common/chrome_switches.h"
 #include "chrome/common/chrome_version.h"
 #include "components/net_log/chrome_net_log.h"
@@ -1017,12 +1018,10 @@ ElectronBrowserClient::GetPlatformNotificationService(
 }
 
 base::FilePath ElectronBrowserClient::GetDefaultDownloadDirectory() {
-  // ~/Downloads
-  base::FilePath path;
-  if (base::PathService::Get(base::DIR_HOME, &path))
-    path = path.Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("Downloads"));
-
-  return path;
+  base::FilePath download_path;
+  if (!chrome::GetUserDownloadsDirectory(&download_path))
+    return base::FilePath();
+  return download_path;
 }
 
 scoped_refptr<network::SharedURLLoaderFactory>