diff --git a/back.c b/back.c
index c1810dc..75416fb 100644
--- a/back.c
+++ b/back.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "cfgfile.h"
 #include "cmd.h"
 
-#define CFGFILE		"/etc/spnavrc"
 
 int get_daemon_pid(void);
 static int update_cfg(void);
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ int get_daemon_pid(void)
 
 static int update_cfg(void)
 {
-	if(write_cfg(CFGFILE, &cfg) == -1) {
+	if(write_cfg(cfg_path(), &cfg) == -1) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "failed to update config file\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/cfgfile.c b/cfgfile.c
index 5a9c502..2ea323d 100644
--- a/cfgfile.c
+++ b/cfgfile.c
@@ -22,12 +22,40 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
 #include "cfgfile.h"
 
 enum {TX, TY, TZ, RX, RY, RZ};
 
 static const int def_axmap[] = {0, 2, 1, 3, 5, 4};
 static const int def_axinv[] = {0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1};
+static char* config_path;
+
+char* cfg_path()
+{
+	char* buf;
+	if((buf = getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"))) {
+		if(config_path == NULL) {
+			config_path = malloc(strlen(buf) + strlen("/spnavrc") + 1);
+			if ( config_path != NULL) {
+				sprintf(config_path, "%s/spnavrc", buf);
+			}
+		};
+		return config_path;
+	} else {
+		if (!(buf = getenv("HOME"))) {
+			struct passwd *pw = getpwuid(getuid());
+			buf = pw->pw_dir;
+		}
+		config_path = malloc(strlen(buf) + strlen("/.config/spnavrc") + 1);
+		if ( config_path != NULL) {
+			sprintf(config_path, "%s/.config/spnavrc", buf);
+		}
+		return config_path;
+	}
+}
 
 void default_cfg(struct cfg *cfg)
 {
diff --git a/cfgfile.h b/cfgfile.h
index dfed8c9..5bb1b2c 100644
--- a/cfgfile.h
+++ b/cfgfile.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct cfg {
 	int devid[MAX_CUSTOM][2];	/* custom USB vendor/product id list */
 };
 
+char* cfg_path(void);
 void default_cfg(struct cfg *cfg);
 int read_cfg(const char *fname, struct cfg *cfg);
 int write_cfg(const char *fname, struct cfg *cfg);
diff --git a/front_gtk.c b/front_gtk.c
index e4c2cd7..6a800a0 100644
--- a/front_gtk.c
+++ b/front_gtk.c
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "cmd.h"
 #include "ui.h"
 
-#define CFGFILE		"/etc/spnavrc"
-
 #define CHK_AXINV_TRANS_X			"axinv_trans_x"
 #define CHK_AXINV_TRANS_Y			"axinv_trans_y"
 #define CHK_AXINV_TRANS_Z			"axinv_trans_z"
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ void frontend(int pfd)
 
 	gtk_init(&argc, 0);
 
-	read_cfg(CFGFILE, &cfg);
+	read_cfg(cfg_path(), &cfg);
 
 	create_ui();