diff --git a/volatility3/framework/constants/__init__.py b/volatility3/framework/constants/__init__.py
index 665e62d30..063862be8 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/constants/__init__.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/constants/__init__.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ LOGLEVEL_VVVV = 6
 CACHE_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".cache", "volatility3")
 """Default path to store cached data"""
 
-if sys.platform == 'windows':
+if sys.platform == 'win32':
     CACHE_PATH = os.path.join(os.environ.get("APPDATA", os.path.expanduser("~")), "volatility3")
 os.makedirs(CACHE_PATH, exist_ok = True)