diff --git a/openidc_client/__init__.py b/openidc_client/__init__.py
index d8ff31d..ae628ba 100644
--- a/openidc_client/__init__.py
+++ b/openidc_client/__init__.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def __init__(self, app_identifier, id_provider, id_provider_mapping,
         self.client_secret = client_secret
         self.useragent = useragent or 'python-openid-client/%s' % \
             release.VERSION
-        self.cachedir = os.path.expanduser(cachedir or '~/.openidc')
+        self.cachedir = os.path.expanduser(cachedir or '~/.local/state/openidc')
         self.last_returned_uuid = None
         self.problem_reported = False
         self.token_to_try = None