diff --git a/xcursor/xcursor.c b/xcursor/xcursor.c
index d9fcac93..5b20fc56 100644
--- a/xcursor/xcursor.c
+++ b/xcursor/xcursor.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ XcursorFileLoadImages (FILE *file, int size)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef XCURSORPATH
-#define XCURSORPATH "~/.icons:/usr/share/icons:/usr/share/pixmaps:~/.cursors:/usr/share/cursors/xorg-x11:"ICONDIR
+#define XCURSORPATH "~/.local/share/icons:~/.icons:/usr/share/icons:/usr/share/pixmaps:"ICONDIR
 #endif
 
 static const char *