diff --git a/shell/browser/electron_browser_client.cc b/shell/browser/electron_browser_client.cc
index 369dad3f26090..9ded4cd634328 100644
--- a/shell/browser/electron_browser_client.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/electron_browser_client.cc
@@ -1232,12 +1232,10 @@ 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 (base::PathService::Get(chrome::DIR_DEFAULT_DOWNLOADS, &download_path))
+    return download_path;
+  return base::FilePath();
 }
 
 scoped_refptr<network::SharedURLLoaderFactory>