Index: gtk/util.c
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--- gtk/util.c	(revision 2629)
+++ gtk/util.c	(working copy)
@@ -319,7 +319,12 @@
 {
     static char * wd = NULL;
     const char * dir = tr_prefs_get( PREF_ID_DIR );
+
     if (NULL == dir) {
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 13, 7)
+      dir = g_get_user_special_dir(G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD);
+      return dir;
+#endif
       if (NULL == wd)
         wd = g_get_current_dir();
       dir = wd;