diff -r 1d1db6f421f9 -r 44327a195f54 finch/gntui.c
--- a/finch/gntui.c	Wed Apr 23 01:55:42 2014 +0200
+++ b/finch/gntui.c	Wed Apr 23 12:35:57 2014 +0200
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@
 void finch_ui_init()
 {
 #ifdef STANDALONE
+#ifdef _WIN32 /* TODO: don't change it when using FHS under win32 */
+	gnt_set_config_dir(purple_user_dir());
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+
 	gnt_init();
-#endif
+#endif /* STANDALONE */
 
 	purple_prefs_add_none("/purple/gnt");
 
@@ -147,6 +151,9 @@
 #endif
 
 	gnt_quit();
-#endif
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	gnt_set_config_dir(NULL);
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+#endif /* STANDALONE */
 }
-