diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 10d421e6..11f61fa5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::fs;
+
 use crate::config::CliConfig;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use color_eyre::eyre::eyre;
@@ -61,10 +63,13 @@ fn setup_logger(log_target: LogTarget, verbose: bool) -> eyre::Result<()> {
         #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
         LogTarget::Syslog => {
             let dirs = directories::BaseDirs::new().unwrap();
-            let mut log_file = dirs.config_dir().to_path_buf();
+            let mut log_file = dirs.data_local_dir().to_path_buf();
             log_file.push("spotifyd");
             log_file.push(".spotifyd.log");
 
+            if let Some(p) = log_file.parent() {
+                fs::create_dir_all(p)?
+            };
             logger.chain(
                 std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
                     .write(true)