diff --git a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
index ea9ac1fd730..c358ee93f1c 100644
--- a/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
+++ b/drivers/unix/os_unix.cpp
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ String OS_Unix::get_user_data_dir() const {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->get_resource_path();
+	return get_data_path().plus_file(get_godot_dir_name()).plus_file("app_userdata").plus_file("[unnamed project]");
 }
 
 String OS_Unix::get_executable_path() const {
diff --git a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
index 29157ee6157..2aab5f4078d 100644
--- a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -3477,7 +3477,7 @@ String OS_Windows::get_user_data_dir() const {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->get_resource_path();
+	return get_data_path().plus_file(get_godot_dir_name()).plus_file("app_userdata").plus_file("[unnamed project]");
 }
 
 String OS_Windows::get_unique_id() const {