diff --git a/libethash/io_posix.c b/libethash/io_posix.c
index 7f03d5482..c9a17d845 100644
--- a/libethash/io_posix.c
+++ b/libethash/io_posix.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
 
 FILE* ethash_fopen(char const* file_name, char const* mode)
 {
@@ -89,6 +91,13 @@ bool ethash_get_default_dirname(char* strbuf, size_t buffsize)
 	static const char dir_suffix[] = ".ethash/";
 	strbuf[0] = '\0';
 	char* home_dir = getenv("HOME");
+	if (!home_dir || strlen(home_dir) == 0)
+	{
+		struct passwd* pwd = getpwuid(getuid());
+		if (pwd)
+			home_dir = pwd->pw_dir;
+	}
+	
 	size_t len = strlen(home_dir);
 	if (!ethash_strncat(strbuf, buffsize, home_dir, len)) {
 		return false;
diff --git a/libethash/io_win32.c b/libethash/io_win32.c
index 2e6c8deb8..34f1aaa77 100644
--- a/libethash/io_win32.c
+++ b/libethash/io_win32.c
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ bool ethash_file_size(FILE* f, size_t* ret_size)
 
 bool ethash_get_default_dirname(char* strbuf, size_t buffsize)
 {
-	static const char dir_suffix[] = "Appdata\\Ethash\\";
+	static const char dir_suffix[] = "Ethash\\";
 	strbuf[0] = '\0';
-	if (!SUCCEEDED(SHGetFolderPathW(NULL, CSIDL_PROFILE, NULL, 0, (WCHAR*)strbuf))) {
+	if (!SUCCEEDED(SHGetFolderPathA(NULL, CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA, NULL, 0, (CHAR*)strbuf))) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	if (!ethash_strncat(strbuf, buffsize, "\\", 1)) {