diff --git a/lib/mcconfig/paths.c b/lib/mcconfig/paths.c
index cccdf8b39..33990b615 100644
--- a/lib/mcconfig/paths.c
+++ b/lib/mcconfig/paths.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ static const struct
     /* config */
     { "ini",                                   &mc_config_str, MC_CONFIG_FILE},
     { "filehighlight.ini",                     &mc_config_str, MC_FHL_INI_FILE},
-    { "hotlist",                               &mc_config_str, MC_HOTLIST_FILE},
     { "mc.keymap",                             &mc_config_str, GLOBAL_KEYMAP_FILE},
     { "menu",                                  &mc_config_str, MC_USERMENU_FILE},
     { "cedit" PATH_SEP_STR "Syntax",           &mc_config_str, EDIT_SYNTAX_FILE},
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@ static const struct
     { "extfs.d",                               &mc_data_str, MC_EXTFS_DIR},
     { "history",                               &mc_data_str, MC_HISTORY_FILE},
     { "filepos",                               &mc_data_str, MC_FILEPOS_FILE},
+    { "hotlist",                               &mc_data_str, MC_HOTLIST_FILE},
     { "cedit" PATH_SEP_STR "cooledit.clip",    &mc_data_str, EDIT_CLIP_FILE},
     { "",                                      &mc_data_str, MC_MACRO_FILE},
 
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ static const struct
 } mc_config_migrate_rules_fix[] =
 {
     /* *INDENT-OFF* */
+    { &mc_config_str, MC_HOTLIST_FILE,                      &mc_data_str},
+
     { &mc_data_str, MC_USERMENU_FILE,                       &mc_config_str},
     { &mc_data_str, EDIT_SYNTAX_FILE,                       &mc_config_str},
     { &mc_data_str, EDIT_HOME_MENU,                         &mc_config_str},
diff --git a/tests/lib/mcconfig/user_configs_path.c b/tests/lib/mcconfig/user_configs_path.c
index c56a7d893..b0a59e542 100644
--- a/tests/lib/mcconfig/user_configs_path.c
+++ b/tests/lib/mcconfig/user_configs_path.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static const struct test_user_config_paths_ds
         MC_FHL_INI_FILE
     },
     { /* 2. */
-        CONF_MAIN,
+        CONF_DATA,
         MC_HOTLIST_FILE
     },
     { /* 3. */