diff --git a/keyring/util/platform_.py b/keyring/util/platform_.py
index 6c2c092c..060dd356 100644
--- a/keyring/util/platform_.py
+++ b/keyring/util/platform_.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def _config_root_Linux():
     location.
     """
     _check_old_config_root()
-    fallback = os.path.expanduser('~/.local/share')
+    fallback = os.path.expanduser('~/.config')
     key = 'XDG_CONFIG_HOME'
     root = os.environ.get(key, None) or fallback
     return os.path.join(root, 'python_keyring')