diff --git a/effects.cpp b/effects.cpp
index 3fee73ad5b..8b9623a6c4 100644
--- a/effects.cpp
+++ b/effects.cpp
@@ -1426,8 +1426,7 @@ bool EffectsHandlerImpl::loadEffect(const QString& name, bool checkDefault)
 bool EffectsHandlerImpl::loadScriptedEffect(const QString& name, KService *service)
 {
 #ifdef KWIN_BUILD_SCRIPTING
-#warning is DataLocation the right location for our script desktop files?
-    const KDesktopFile df(QStandardPaths::DataLocation, QStringLiteral("kde5/services/") + service->entryPath());
+    const KDesktopFile df(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QStringLiteral("kde5/services/") + service->entryPath());
     const QString scriptName = df.desktopGroup().readEntry<QString>(QStringLiteral("X-Plasma-MainScript"), QString());
     if (scriptName.isEmpty()) {
         kDebug(1212) << "X-Plasma-MainScript not set";