diff --git a/node/defaults.go b/node/defaults.go
index c1376dba0f..8e0655848b 100644
--- a/node/defaults.go
+++ b/node/defaults.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func DefaultDataDir() string {
 		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
 			return filepath.Join(home, "Library", "Ethereum")
 		} else if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-			return filepath.Join(home, "AppData", "Roaming", "Ethereum")
+			return filepath.Join(os.Getenv("APPDATA"), "Ethereum")
 		} else {
 			return filepath.Join(home, ".ethereum")
 		}