diff --git a/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp b/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp
index 349b21d52e..e942a72f13 100644
--- a/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/UICommon/UICommon.cpp
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ void SetUserDirectory(std::string custom_path)
   //    -> Use GetExeDirectory()\User
   // 3. HKCU\Software\Dolphin Emulator\UserConfigPath exists
   //    -> Use this as the user directory path
-  // 4. My Documents exists
-  //    -> Use My Documents\Dolphin Emulator as the User directory path
+  // 4. AppData\Roaming exists
+  //    -> Use AppData\Roaming\Dolphin Emulator as the User directory path
   // 5. Default
   //    -> Use GetExeDirectory()\User
 
@@ -323,22 +323,22 @@ void SetUserDirectory(std::string custom_path)
 
   local = local != 0 || File::Exists(File::GetExeDirectory() + DIR_SEP "portable.txt");
 
-  // Get Documents path in case we need it.
+  // Get AppData path in case we need it.
   // TODO: Maybe use WIL when it's available?
-  PWSTR my_documents = nullptr;
-  bool my_documents_found =
-      SUCCEEDED(SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_Documents, KF_FLAG_DEFAULT, nullptr, &my_documents));
+  PWSTR appdata = nullptr;
+  bool appdata_found =
+      SUCCEEDED(SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_RoamingAppData, KF_FLAG_DEFAULT, nullptr, &appdata));
 
   if (local)  // Case 1-2
     user_path = File::GetExeDirectory() + DIR_SEP USERDATA_DIR DIR_SEP;
   else if (configPath)  // Case 3
     user_path = TStrToUTF8(configPath.get());
-  else if (my_documents_found)  // Case 4
-    user_path = TStrToUTF8(my_documents) + DIR_SEP "Dolphin Emulator" DIR_SEP;
+  else if (appdata_found)  // Case 4
+    user_path = TStrToUTF8(appdata) + DIR_SEP "Dolphin Emulator" DIR_SEP;
   else  // Case 5
     user_path = File::GetExeDirectory() + DIR_SEP USERDATA_DIR DIR_SEP;
 
-  CoTaskMemFree(my_documents);
+  CoTaskMemFree(appdata);
 #else
   if (File::IsDirectory(ROOT_DIR DIR_SEP USERDATA_DIR))
   {