diff --git a/src/main/main.cpp b/src/main/main.cpp
index c5210e5f..45794d72 100644
--- a/src/main/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main/main.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QCommandLineOption logPathOption(QStringList() << "l" << "log-file",
         QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Log to specified file"),
         QCoreApplication::translate("main", "file"));
+    logPathOption.setDefaultValue(
+        QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation)
+        + "/monero-wallet-gui.log");
 
     QCommandLineOption testQmlOption("test-qml");
     testQmlOption.setFlags(QCommandLineOption::HiddenFromHelp);