diff --git a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
index 41544f3a3..09849cfac 100644
--- a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
+++ b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
             (version< mu4e-mu-version "1.4"))
     (setq mu4e-maildir "~/.mail"
           mu4e-user-mail-address-list nil))
-  (setq mu4e-attachment-dir "~/.mail/.attachments")
+  (setq mu4e-attachment-dir
+        (lambda () (expand-file-name ".attachments" (mu4e-root-maildir))))
   :config
   (pcase +mu4e-backend
     (`mbsync