diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d329cede..c1f4d64e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ Most notable features:
     On Linux and macOS these terminal commands can be used to install or update uosc (if wget and unzip are installed):
 
     ```sh
-    mkdir -pv ~/.config/mpv/script-opts/
-    rm -rf ~/.config/mpv/scripts/uosc_shared
+    config_dir="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-~/.config}"
+    mkdir -pv "$config_dir"/mpv/script-opts/
+    rm -rf "$config_dir"/mpv/scripts/uosc_shared
     wget -P /tmp/ https://github.com/tomasklaen/uosc/releases/latest/download/uosc.zip
-    unzip -od ~/.config/mpv/ /tmp/uosc.zip
+    unzip -od "$config_dir"/mpv/ /tmp/uosc.zip
     rm -fv /tmp/uosc.zip
     ```