diff --git a/profile b/profile
index 3d04af8..fa4ca41 100644
--- a/profile
+++ b/profile
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+export XDG_DATA_HOME="$HOME/.local/share"
+export XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
+export XDG_STATE_HOME="$HOME/.local/state"
+export XDG_CACHE_HOME="$HOME/.cache"
+
 export SHELL_CONFIG="$SHELL_CONFIG:.profile"
 export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vim
 export BROWSER=/usr/bin/qutebrowser