diff --git a/tools/patman/README b/tools/patman/README
index 7ba9e804d5f861527d50b0011ea4f93c91c4b058..1af86654db1332666834ba9c86b1912bd2846fcd 100644
--- a/tools/patman/README
+++ b/tools/patman/README
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ How to configure it
 For most cases patman will locate and use the file 'doc/git-mailrc' in
 your U-Boot directory. This contains most of the aliases you will need.
 
-To add your own, create a file ~/.config/patman directory like this:
+To add your own, create a file ~/.patman like this:
 
 >>>>
 # patman alias file
diff --git a/tools/patman/settings.py b/tools/patman/settings.py
index 049c709749c0bac099ff1b4453aa2a1b0b8f6e8e..f9800714899d145e9eb7e8a35d5cde823e10dc64 100644
--- a/tools/patman/settings.py
+++ b/tools/patman/settings.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def Setup(config_fname=''):
     """
     settings = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser()
     if config_fname == '':
-        config_fname = '%s/.config/patman' % os.getenv('HOME')
+        config_fname = '%s/.patman' % os.getenv('HOME')
     if config_fname:
         settings.read(config_fname)