diff --git a/kdecore/kglobalsettings.cpp b/kdecore/kglobalsettings.cpp
index 6240a6e56..8db5b5361 100644
--- a/kdecore/kglobalsettings.cpp
+++ b/kdecore/kglobalsettings.cpp
@@ -141,36 +141,68 @@ static void readXdgUserDirs(TQString *desktop, TQString *documents, TQString *do
 	// Use sane values in case some paths are missing
 	if (desktop->isEmpty())
 	{
-    *desktop = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Desktop") + "/";
-  }
+		*desktop = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + "Desktop" + "/";
+		if (!TQDir(*desktop).exists())
+		{
+			*desktop = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Desktop") + "/";
+		}
+	}
 	if (documents->isEmpty())
 	{
-    *documents = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Documents") + "/";
-  }
+		*documents = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + "Documents" + "/";
+		if (!TQDir(*documents).exists())
+		{
+			*documents = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Documents") + "/";
+		}
+	}
 	if (download->isEmpty())
 	{
-    *download = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Downloads") + "/";
-  }
+		*download = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + "Downloads" + "/";
+		if (!TQDir(*download).exists())
+		{
+			*download = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Downloads") + "/";
+		}
+	}
 	if (music->isEmpty())
 	{
-    *music = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Music") + "/";
-  }
+		*music = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + "Music" + "/";
+		if (!TQDir(*music).exists())
+		{
+			*music = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Music") + "/";
+		}
+	}
 	if (pictures->isEmpty())
 	{
-    *pictures = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Pictures") + "/";
-  }
+		*pictures = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + "Pictures" + "/";
+		if (!TQDir(*pictures).exists())
+		{
+			*pictures = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Pictures") + "/";
+		}
+	}
 	if (publicShare->isEmpty())
 	{
-    *publicShare = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Public") + "/";
-  }
+		*publicShare = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + "Public" + "/";
+		if (!TQDir(*publicShare).exists())
+		{
+			*publicShare = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Public") + "/";
+		}
+	}
 	if (templates->isEmpty())
 	{
-    *templates = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Templates") + "/";
-  }
+		*templates = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + "Templates" + "/";
+		if (!TQDir(*templates).exists())
+		{
+			*templates = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Templates") + "/";
+		}
+	}
 	if (videos->isEmpty())
 	{
-    *videos = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Videos") + "/";
-  }
+		*videos = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + "Videos" + "/";
+		if (!TQDir(*videos).exists())
+		{
+			*videos = TQDir::homeDirPath() + "/" + i18n("Videos") + "/";
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 static void checkAndCreateXdgFolder(const TQString &folder, const TQString &path, KConfig *config)