--- a/chirp/platform.py	2020-06-25 22:08:20.101976074 -0700
+++ b/chirp/platform.py	2020-06-25 22:10:19.398639875 -0700
@@ -275,8 +275,17 @@ class UnixPlatform(Platform):
     """A platform module suitable for UNIX systems"""
     def __init__(self, basepath):
         if not basepath:
-            basepath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(self.default_dir(),
-                                                    ".chirp"))
+            try:
+                basepath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(
+                    os.environ["XDG_CONFIG_HOME"],
+                    "chirp"
+                ))
+            except KeyError:
+                basepath = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(
+                    self.default_dir(),
+                    ".config",
+                    "chirp"
+                ))
 
         if not os.path.isdir(basepath):
             os.mkdir(basepath)