diff --git a/src/modules/module-default-device-restore.c b/src/modules/module-default-device-restore.c
index f0d0fe6c2..1e7fa6914 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-default-device-restore.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-default-device-restore.c
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ int pa__init(pa_module *m) {
     u = pa_xnew0(struct userdata, 1);
     u->core = m->core;
 
-    if (!(u->sink_filename = pa_runtime_path(DEFAULT_SINK_FILE)))
+    if (!(u->sink_filename = pa_state_path(DEFAULT_SINK_FILE)))
         goto fail;
 
-    if (!(u->source_filename = pa_runtime_path(DEFAULT_SOURCE_FILE)))
+    if (!(u->source_filename = pa_state_path(DEFAULT_SOURCE_FILE)))
         goto fail;
 
     load(u);