diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp
index 8052278..4f338d7 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qthostinterface.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void QtHostInterface::installTranslator()
   const QString language(QString::fromStdString(GetStringSettingValue("Main", "Language", "en")));
 
   // install the base qt translation first
-  const QString base_dir(QStringLiteral("%1/translations").arg(qApp->applicationDirPath()));
+  const QString base_dir(QStringLiteral("%1/translations").arg("/storage/.config/duckstation"));
   const QString base_path(QStringLiteral("%1/qtbase_%2.qm").arg(base_dir).arg(language));
   if (QFile::exists(base_path))
   {