diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/app_properties/juce_PropertiesFile.h b/modules/juce_data_structures/app_properties/juce_PropertiesFile.h
index 0e82b13bf1..fd09c8cbc2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/app_properties/juce_PropertiesFile.h
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/app_properties/juce_PropertiesFile.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public:
             C:\\Documents and Settings\\username\\Application Data\\[folderName]\\[applicationName].[filenameSuffix]
 
             On Linux it'll return
-            ~/.[folderName]/[applicationName].[filenameSuffix]
+            ~/[folderName]/[applicationName].[filenameSuffix]
 
             If the folderName variable is empty, it'll use the app name for this (or omit the
             folder name on the Mac).