diff --git a/libs/ui/KisViewManager.cpp b/libs/ui/KisViewManager.cpp
--- a/libs/ui/KisViewManager.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/KisViewManager.cpp
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@
 
 void KisViewManager::openResourcesDirectory()
 {
-    QString dir = KoResourcePaths::locateLocal("data", "krita");
+    QString dir = KoResourcePaths::locateLocal("data", "");
     QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(dir));
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.cpp b/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.cpp
--- a/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.cpp
+++ b/libs/widgetutils/KoResourcePaths.cpp
@@ -446,26 +446,27 @@
 {
     QStringList aliases = d->aliases(type);
     QString path;
-    if (aliases.size() > 0) {
-        path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(d->mapTypeToQStandardPaths(type)) + '/' + aliases.first();
+
+if (aliases.size() > 0) {
+
+        path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(d->mapTypeToQStandardPaths(type)) + aliases.first();
     }
     else {
-        path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(d->mapTypeToQStandardPaths(type)) + '/' + (suffix.isEmpty() ? "krita" : suffix);
+       path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(d->mapTypeToQStandardPaths(type)) + '/' + (suffix.isEmpty() ? "" : suffix);
     }
+    
     QDir d(path);
 
     if (!d.exists() && create) {
         d.mkpath(path);
     }
-    //qDebug() << "saveLocation: type" << type << "suffix" << suffix << "create" << create << "path" << path;
-
     return path;
 }
 
 QString KoResourcePaths::locateInternal(const QString &type, const QString &filename)
 {
     QStringList aliases = d->aliases(type);
-
+ 
     QStringList locations;
     if (aliases.isEmpty()) {
         locations << QStandardPaths::locate(d->mapTypeToQStandardPaths(type), filename, QStandardPaths::LocateFile);