diff --git a/kdesktop/init/My_Documents b/kdesktop/init/My_Documents
index aca6c9c7d..c57b397a7 100644
--- a/kdesktop/init/My_Documents
+++ b/kdesktop/init/My_Documents
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Comment[it]=Contiene i documenti personali
 Comment[pl]=Zawiera dokumenty osobiste
 Comment[ru]=Содержание личных документов
 
-URL=$( kxdglauncher --getpath --xdgname DOCUMENTS )
+URL=$XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR
 Type=Link
 StartupNotify=true
 Terminal=false
diff --git a/tdeioslave/system/entries/documents.desktop b/tdeioslave/system/entries/documents.desktop
index 901b217f0..c720f04e6 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/system/entries/documents.desktop
+++ b/tdeioslave/system/entries/documents.desktop
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Type=Link
-URL=$( kxdglauncher --getpath --xdgname DOCUMENTS )
+URL=$XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR
 Icon=folder_man
 Name=Documents Folder
 Name[af]=Dokument Gids