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diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2329,7 +2329,15 @@ By default, the configuration file is saved in, and loaded from:
     previous default location of '<windir>\scummvm.ini' will be kept.
 
     Unix:
-    ~/.scummvmrc
+    We follow the XDG Base Directory Specification. This means our
+    configuration can be found in:
+    $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/scummvm/scummvm.ini
+
+    If XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not defined or empty, '~/.config' will be used
+    as value for XDG_CONFIG_HOME in accordance with the specification.
+
+    If an earlier version of ScummVM was installed on your system, the
+    previous default location of '~/.scummvmrc' will be kept.
 
     Mac OS X:
     ~/Library/Preferences/ScummVM Preferences