diff --git a/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp b/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
index a8f399157..8d82a199a 100644
--- a/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QResource>
 #include <QFontDatabase>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 #include <plugin/plugininstancegui.h>
 #include <plugin/plugininstancegui.h>
@@ -99,6 +100,14 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(qtwebapp::LoggerWithFile *logger, const MainParser& parse
 {
 	qDebug() << "MainWindow::MainWindow: start";
 
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050500
+    QString path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppConfigLocation);
+    qInfo("MainWindow::MainWindow: settings path: %s", qPrintable(path));
+#else
+    QString path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ConfigLocation);
+    qInfo("MainWindow::MainWindow: settings path: %s", qPrintable(path));
+#endif
+
     m_instance = this;
 	m_settings.setAudioDeviceManager(m_dspEngine->getAudioDeviceManager());
 
diff --git a/sdrsrv/maincore.cpp b/sdrsrv/maincore.cpp
index 3782e7dc6..4a03540fd 100644
--- a/sdrsrv/maincore.cpp
+++ b/sdrsrv/maincore.cpp
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 // along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.          //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QSysInfo>
 #include <QResource>
-#include <unistd.h>
+#include <QStandardPaths>
 
 #include "dsp/dspengine.h"
 #include "dsp/dspdevicesourceengine.h"
@@ -58,6 +60,14 @@ MainCore::MainCore(qtwebapp::LoggerWithFile *logger, const MainParser& parser, Q
 {
     qDebug() << "MainCore::MainCore: start";
 
+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050500
+    QString path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppConfigLocation);
+    qInfo("MainCore::MainCore: settings path: %s", qPrintable(path));
+#else
+    QString path = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::ConfigLocation);
+    qInfo("MainCore::MainCore: settings path: %s", qPrintable(path));
+#endif
+
     m_instance = this;
     m_settings.setAudioDeviceManager(m_dspEngine->getAudioDeviceManager());