diff --git a/thoom-emacs/init.el b/thoom-emacs/init.el
index 66db260..28764ef 100644
--- a/thoom-emacs/init.el
+++ b/thoom-emacs/init.el
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defvar thoom/dir (file-name-directory load-file-name)
+(defvar thoom/dir (file-name-directory user-init-file)
   "The root dir of the Thoom Emacs distribution.")
 (defvar thoom/modules-dir (expand-file-name  "modules" thoom/dir)
   "This directory houses all of the built-in Prelude modules.")