diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py b/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
index b1676b795..87effe6e0 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import os.path
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QStandardPaths
 
-from qutebrowser.utils import log, qtutils
+from qutebrowser.utils import log, qtutils, debug
 
 
 # The argparse namespace passed to init()
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ def _writable_location(typ):
     """Wrapper around QStandardPaths.writableLocation."""
     with qtutils.unset_organization():
         path = QStandardPaths.writableLocation(typ)
+    typ_str = debug.qenum_key(QStandardPaths, typ)
+    log.misc.debug("writable location for {}: {}".format(typ_str, path))
     if not path:
         raise ValueError("QStandardPaths returned an empty value!")
     # Qt seems to use '/' as path separator even on Windows...