--- util/utils.c
+++ util/utils.c
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
 #include "../debug.h"
 #endif
 
-#define DEFAULT_NEDIT_HOME ".nedit"
+#define DEFAULT_NEDIT_HOME ".desk/nedit"
 #ifdef VMS
-    static char* hiddenFileNames[N_FILE_TYPES] = {".nedit", ".neditmacro", ".neditdb;1"};
+    static char* hiddenFileNames[N_FILE_TYPES] = {".desk/nedit", ".desk/neditmacro", ".desk/neditdb;1"};
     static char* plainFileNames[N_FILE_TYPES] = {"nedit.rc", "autoload.nm", "nedit.history;1"};
 #else
-    static char* hiddenFileNames[N_FILE_TYPES] = {".nedit", ".neditmacro", ".neditdb"};
+    static char* hiddenFileNames[N_FILE_TYPES] = {".desk/nedit", ".desk/neditmacro", ".desk/neditdb"};
     static char* plainFileNames[N_FILE_TYPES] = {"nedit.rc", "autoload.nm", "nedit.history"};
 #endif
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
                 buildFilePath(rcFiles[i], "SYS$LOGIN", hiddenFileNames[i]);
             }
 #else /* #ifdef VMS */
-            /* Let's try if ~/.nedit is a regular file or not. */
+            /* Let's try if ~/.desk/nedit is a regular file or not. */
             char legacyFile[MAXPATHLEN + 1];
             buildFilePath(legacyFile, GetHomeDir(), hiddenFileNames[NEDIT_RC]);
             if (isRegFile(legacyFile))
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
                 }
             } else
             {
-                /* ${HOME}/.nedit does not exist as a regular file. */
+                /* ${HOME}/.desk/nedit does not exist as a regular file. */
                 /* FIXME: Devices, sockets and fifos are ignored for now. */
                 char defaultNEditHome[MAXPATHLEN + 1];
                 buildFilePath(defaultNEditHome, GetHomeDir(), DEFAULT_NEDIT_HOME);