diff --git a/core/linux-dist/main.cpp b/core/linux-dist/main.cpp
index e970f880a..2b2567c32 100644
--- a/core/linux-dist/main.cpp
+++ b/core/linux-dist/main.cpp
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ void common_linux_setup();
 // $HOME/.config/flycast on linux
 std::string find_user_config_dir()
 {
-#ifdef __SWITCH__
-	flycast::mkdir("/flycast", 0755);
-	return "/flycast/";
+#ifdef __unix__
+	flycast::mkdir("/storage/.config/flycast", 0755);
+	return "/storage/.config/flycast/";
 #else
 	std::string xdg_home;
 	if (nowide::getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") != nullptr)
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ std::string find_user_config_dir()
 // $HOME/.local/share/flycast on linux
 std::string find_user_data_dir()
 {
-#ifdef __SWITCH__
-	flycast::mkdir("/flycast/data", 0755);
-	return "/flycast/data/";
+#ifdef __unix__
+	flycast::mkdir("/storage/roms/dreamcast/data", 0755);
+	return "/storage/roms/dreamcast/data/";
 #else
 	std::string xdg_home;
 	if (nowide::getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME") != nullptr)
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ std::vector<std::string> find_system_config_dirs()
 {
 	std::vector<std::string> dirs;
 
-#ifdef __SWITCH__
-	dirs.push_back("/flycast/");
+#ifdef __unix__
+	dirs.push_back("/storage/.config/flycast/");
 #else
 	std::string xdg_home;
 	if (nowide::getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") != nullptr)
@@ -256,8 +256,8 @@ std::vector<std::string> find_system_data_dirs()
 {
 	std::vector<std::string> dirs;
 
-#ifdef __SWITCH__
-	dirs.push_back("/flycast/data/");
+#ifdef __unix__
+	dirs.push_back("/storage/roms/dreamcast/data/");
 #else
 	std::string xdg_home;
 	if (nowide::getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME") != nullptr)