diff --git a/.config/zsh/.zprofile b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
index bded335..f21830c 100644
--- a/.config/zsh/.zprofile
+++ b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # create the missing directories
+[ ! -d "$HISTFILE_DIR" ] && mkdir -p "$HISTFILE_DIR"
 [ ! -d "$COMPDIR" ] && mkdir -p "$COMPDIR"
 
 # transmission
diff --git a/.zshenv b/.zshenv
index 4cb2645..7272d94 100644
--- a/.zshenv
+++ b/.zshenv
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 export ZDOTDIR="$HOME/.config/zsh"
 
 # History
-export HISTFILE="$HOME/.config/zsh/.zsh_history"
+export HISTFILE_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/zsh/.zsh_history"
+export HISTFILE="$HISTFILE_DIR/.zsh_history"
 export HISTSIZE=5000
 export SAVEHIST=100000