diff --git a/kubectx b/kubectx
index 0cd56f3..2c0fc3f 100755
--- a/kubectx
+++ b/kubectx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ set -eou pipefail
 IFS=$'\n\t'
 
 SELF_CMD="$0"
-KUBECTX="${HOME}/.kube/kubectx"
+KUBECTX="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.kube}/kubectx"
 
 usage() {
   cat <<"EOF"
diff --git a/kubens b/kubens
index 04bd9f4..03cadb0 100755
--- a/kubens
+++ b/kubens
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ set -eou pipefail
 IFS=$'\n\t'
 
 SELF_CMD="$0"
-KUBENS_DIR="${HOME}/.kube/kubens"
+KUBENS_DIR="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.kube}/kubens"
 
 usage() {
   cat <<"EOF"