diff --git a/source/blender/asset_system/intern/asset_library_essentials.cc b/source/blender/asset_system/intern/asset_library_essentials.cc
index 367f6c88226..22d83997ed3 100644
--- a/source/blender/asset_system/intern/asset_library_essentials.cc
+++ b/source/blender/asset_system/intern/asset_library_essentials.cc
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ EssentialsAssetLibrary::EssentialsAssetLibrary()
 StringRefNull essentials_directory_path()
 {
   static std::string path = []() {
-    const std::optional<std::string> datafiles_path = BKE_appdir_folder_id(BLENDER_DATAFILES,
-                                                                           "assets");
+    const std::optional<std::string> datafiles_path = BKE_appdir_folder_id(
+        BLENDER_SYSTEM_DATAFILES, "assets");
     return datafiles_path.value_or("");
   }();
   return path;