diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/env_write.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/env_write.txt
index bdc348c9538a5c..e944d09e96e684 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/env_write.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/env_write.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ env AppData=$HOME/windowsappdata
 env home=$HOME/plan9home
 go env GOENV
 [aix] stdout $HOME/.config/go/env
-[darwin] stdout $HOME/Library/Preferences/go/env
+[darwin] stdout $HOME/Library/Application Support/go/env
 [freebsd] stdout $HOME/.config/go/env
 [linux] stdout $HOME/.config/go/env
 [netbsd] stdout $HOME/.config/go/env
diff --git a/src/os/file.go b/src/os/file.go
index f835537d51aa00..96df3fb5e90fb2 100644
--- a/src/os/file.go
+++ b/src/os/file.go
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func UserCacheDir() (string, error) {
 // On Unix systems, it returns $XDG_CONFIG_HOME as specified by
 // https://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html if
 // non-empty, else $HOME/.config.
-// On Darwin, it returns $HOME/Library/Preferences.
+// On Darwin, it returns $HOME/Library/Application Support.
 // On Windows, it returns %AppData%.
 // On Plan 9, it returns $home/lib.
 //
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ func UserConfigDir() (string, error) {
 		if dir == "" {
 			return "", errors.New("$HOME is not defined")
 		}
-		dir += "/Library/Preferences"
+		dir += "/Library/Application Support"
 
 	case "plan9":
 		dir = Getenv("home")