diff --git a/src/persistence/settings.cpp b/src/persistence/settings.cpp
index be9b9a97d..cbdd3583e 100644
--- a/src/persistence/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/persistence/settings.cpp
@@ -565,7 +565,10 @@ QString Settings::getAppDataDirPath()
     return QDir::cleanPath(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::HomeLocation) + QDir::separator()
                            + "Library" + QDir::separator() + "Application Support" + QDir::separator() + "Tox")+QDir::separator();
 #else
-    return QDir::cleanPath(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation)
+    // TODO: change QStandardPaths::DataLocation to AppDataLocation when upgrate Qt to 5.4+
+    //       For now we need support Qt 5.3, so we use deprecated DataLocation
+    //       BTW, it's not a big deal since for linux AppDataLocation and DataLocation are equal
+    return QDir::cleanPath(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DataLocation)
                            + QDir::separator() + "tox")+QDir::separator();
 #endif
 }