diff --git a/sys/dvb/parsechannels.c b/sys/dvb/parsechannels.c
index 90444a1ca2..b2d3aef2c5 100644
--- a/sys/dvb/parsechannels.c
+++ b/sys/dvb/parsechannels.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ set_properties_for_channel (GObject * dvbbasebin, const gchar * channel_name)
 
     gst_version (&major, &minor, &micro, &nano);
     filename = g_strdup_printf ("%s/gstreamer-%d.%d/dvb-channels.conf",
-        g_get_user_cache_dir (), major, minor);
+        g_get_user_config_dir (), major, minor);
   }
   channels = parse_channels_conf_from_file (filename);
   g_free (filename);