diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 3f60e9f..41ff882 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export LESSHISTFILE=/dev/null
 export LYNX_CFG=$HOME/.config/lynx/lynxrc
 export XDG_CACHE_HOME=$HOME/.cache
 export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config
+export XDG_DATA_HOME=$HOME/.local/share
 export ZSHZ_DATA=$HOME/.cache/z
 
 # settings for software