diff --git a/etc/makepkg.conf.in b/etc/makepkg.conf.in
index 026817c8..068cb4b8 100644
--- a/etc/makepkg.conf.in
+++ b/etc/makepkg.conf.in
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ DOC_DIRS=(usr/{,share/}{info,doc} opt/gnome/{,share/}{info,doc,gtk-doc})
 #-- Destination: specify a fixed directory where all packages will be placed
 #PKGDEST=/home/packages
 #-- Source cache: specify a fixed directory where source files will be cached
-#SRCDEST=/home/source
+SRCDEST=/var/cache/pacman/src
 #-- Packager: name/email of the person or organization building packages
 #PACKAGER="John Doe <john@doe.com>"