diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
index a4492dc4..9ed36078 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/res/AndrolibResources.java
@@ -974,7 +974,12 @@ final public class AndrolibResources {
             } else if (OSDetection.isWindows()) {
                 path = parentPath.getAbsolutePath() + String.format("%1$sAppData%1$sLocal%1$sapktool%1$sframework", File.separatorChar);
             } else {
-                path = parentPath.getAbsolutePath() + String.format("%1$s.local%1$sshare%1$sapktool%1$sframework", File.separatorChar);
+                String xdgDataFolder = System.getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+                if (xdgDataFolder != null) {
+                    path = xdgDataFolder + String.format("%1$sapktool%1$sframework", File.separatorChar);
+                } else {
+                    path = parentPath.getAbsolutePath() + String.format("%1$s.local%1$sshare%1$sapktool%1$sframework", File.separatorChar);
+                }
             }
         }