diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01b6a88..205bb0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ When the nvidia-xrun command is used, the device is added again to the tree so t
 * **/etc/default/nvidia-xrun** - nvidia-xrun config file
 * **/usr/share/xsessions/nvidia-xrun-openbox.desktop** - xsession file for openbox
 * **/usr/share/xsessions/nvidia-xrun-plasma.desktop** - xsession file for plasma
-* **[OPTIONAL] ~/.nvidia-xinitrc** - user-level custom xinit script file. You can put here your favourite window manager for example
+* **[OPTIONAL] $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/X11/nvidia-xinitrc** - user-level custom xinit script file. You can put here your favourite window manager for example
 
 
 ## Setting the right bus id
diff --git a/nvidia-xinitrc b/nvidia-xinitrc
index ffa4f11..d7f38ce 100644
--- a/nvidia-xinitrc
+++ b/nvidia-xinitrc
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
-usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
+CONFIG_DIR=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/X11
+userresources=$CONFIG_DIR/xresources
+usermodmap=$CONFIG_DIR/xmodmap
 sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
 sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap
-userxinitrc=$HOME/.nvidia-xinitrc
+userxinitrc=$CONFIG_DIR/nvidia-xinitrc
 
 # merge in defaults and keymaps
 if [[ -f ${sysresources} ]]; then