diff --git a/TOOLS/umpv b/TOOLS/umpv
index 2044e3e926..bffcfe0c48 100755
--- a/TOOLS/umpv
+++ b/TOOLS/umpv
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def make_abs(filename):
     return filename
 files = (make_abs(f) for f in files)
 
-SOCK = os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"), ".umpv_socket")
+SOCK = os.path.join(os.getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR", os.getenv("HOME")), ".umpv_socket")
 
 sock = None
 try: