diff --git a/src/core/core.c b/src/core/core.c
index 0a38699a..1b935323 100644
--- a/src/core/core.c
+++ b/src/core/core.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void core_preinit(const char *path)
 			irssi_config_dir = g_strdup_printf("%s/irssi", g_get_user_config_dir());
 			irssi_cache_dir = g_strdup_printf("%s/irssi", g_get_user_cache_dir());
 			irssi_runtime_dir =
-			    g_strdup_printf("%s/irssi", g_get_user_runtime_dir(), "irssi", NULL);
+			    g_strdup_printf("%s/irssi", g_get_user_runtime_dir());
 		} else { /* fallback to non-xdg location */
 			home = g_get_home_dir();
 			if (home == NULL)