diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7e1aa45..00659ff 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(icondir,
         [ICONDIR=${datadir}/icons])
 AC_SUBST([ICONDIR])
 
-DEF_CURSORPATH="~/.icons:${datadir}/icons:${datadir}/pixmaps"
+DEF_CURSORPATH="~/.local/share/icons:~/.icons:${datadir}/icons:${datadir}/pixmaps"
 if test "x${ICONDIR}" != "x${datadir}/icons"; then
 	DEF_CURSORPATH="${DEF_CURSORPATH}:${ICONDIR}"
 fi
diff --git a/src/library.c b/src/library.c
index c6062f7..364703d 100644
--- a/src/library.c
+++ b/src/library.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef XCURSORPATH
-#define XCURSORPATH "~/.icons:/usr/share/icons:/usr/share/pixmaps:"ICONDIR
+#define XCURSORPATH "~/.local/share/icons:~/.icons:/usr/share/icons:/usr/share/pixmaps:"ICONDIR
 #endif
 
 const char *