diff --git a/src/cli/list_themes.zig b/src/cli/list_themes.zig
index 54f4c0969..4bb8a74eb 100644
--- a/src/cli/list_themes.zig
+++ b/src/cli/list_themes.zig
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const ThemeListElement = struct {
 /// Two different directories will be searched for themes.
 ///
 /// The first directory is the `themes` subdirectory of your Ghostty
-/// configuration directory. This is `$XDG_CONFIG_DIR/ghostty/themes` or
+/// configuration directory. This is `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghostty/themes` or
 /// `~/.config/ghostty/themes`.
 ///
 /// The second directory is the `themes` subdirectory of the Ghostty resources
diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 6f1e89d41..4eb419f87 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ pub const renamed = std.StaticStringMap([]const u8).initComptime(&.{
 /// include path separators unless it is an absolute pathname.
 ///
 /// The first directory is the `themes` subdirectory of your Ghostty
-/// configuration directory. This is `$XDG_CONFIG_DIR/ghostty/themes` or
+/// configuration directory. This is `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ghostty/themes` or
 /// `~/.config/ghostty/themes`.
 ///
 /// The second directory is the `themes` subdirectory of the Ghostty resources