diff -ur a/src/m_specialpaths.cpp b/src/m_specialpaths.cpp
--- a/src/m_specialpaths.cpp	2014-09-10 15:35:08.217777234 +0200
+++ b/src/m_specialpaths.cpp	2014-09-10 15:39:12.774441440 +0200
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
 		// This can be removed after a release or two
 		// Transfer the old zdoom directory to the new location
 		bool moved = false;
-		FString oldpath = NicePath("~/.zdoom/");
+		FString oldpath = NicePath("~/.gzdoom/");
 		if (stat (oldpath, &extrainfo) != -1)
 		{
 			if (rename(oldpath, path) == -1)