diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 270a17de..9b3b8949 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ The following indicators are used in the detail view:
 | `NNN_NO_AUTOSELECT=1` | do not auto-select matching dir in _nav-as-you-type` mode |
 | `NNN_RESTRICT_NAV_OPEN=1` | open files on <kbd> ↵</kbd>, not <kbd>→</kbd> or <kbd>l</kbd> |
 | `NNN_RESTRICT_0B=1` | do not open 0-byte files |
-| `NNN_TRASH=1` | move files to `~/.local/share/nnn/trash` on delete |
+| `NNN_TRASH=1` | move files to `~/.local/trash` on delete |
 | `NNN_CP_MV_PROG=1` | show copy, move progress on Linux |
 
 #### Help
diff --git a/nnn.1 b/nnn.1
index e37b2a38..c235b602 100644
--- a/nnn.1
+++ b/nnn.1
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ files.
     export NNN_RESTRICT_0B=1
 .Ed
 .Pp
-\fBNNN_TRASH:\fR move files to \fB~/.local/share/nnn/trash\fR on delete.
+\fBNNN_TRASH:\fR move files to \fB~/.local/trash\fR on delete.
 .Bd -literal
     export NNN_TRASH=1
 .Ed
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index 60d5dc59..d0533289 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -4125,13 +4125,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 		/* Create trash dir if missing */
 		g_tmpfplen = xstrlcpy(g_trash, home, PATH_MAX);
-		g_tmpfplen += xstrlcpy(g_trash + g_tmpfplen - 1,
-				      "/.local/share/nnn", PATH_MAX - g_tmpfplen);
-		DPRINTF_S(g_trash);
-		if (!createdir(g_trash, 0777))
-			return 1;
-
-		xstrlcpy(g_trash + g_tmpfplen - 2, "/trash", PATH_MAX - g_tmpfplen);
+		xstrlcpy(g_trash + g_tmpfplen - 1, "/.local/trash", PATH_MAX - g_tmpfplen);
 		DPRINTF_S(g_trash);
 		if (!createdir(g_trash, 0777))
 			return 1;