diff --git a/src/common/fileconf.cpp b/src/common/fileconf.cpp
index a261372eaa..79da853920 100644
--- a/src/common/fileconf.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fileconf.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ wxString wxFileConfig::GetLocalDir()
 
 wxString wxFileConfig::GetGlobalFileName(const char *szFile)
 {
-  wxString str = GetLocalDir();
+  wxString str = GetGlobalDir();
   str << szFile;
 
   if ( strchr(szFile, '.') == NULL )