diff --git a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/discovery/locators/services/pyenvLocator.ts b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/discovery/locators/services/pyenvLocator.ts
index 8aa74bfed414..b28f95353c4b 100644
--- a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/discovery/locators/services/pyenvLocator.ts
+++ b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/discovery/locators/services/pyenvLocator.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export async function isPyenvEnvironment(interpreterPath:string): Promise<boolea
 
     if (!pyenvDir) {
         const homeDir = getUserHomeDir() || '';
-        pyenvDir = isWindows ? path.join(homeDir, '.pyenv') : path.join(homeDir, '.pyenv', 'pyenv-win');
+        pyenvDir = isWindows ? path.join(homeDir, '.pyenv', 'pyenv-win') : path.join(homeDir, '.pyenv');
     }
 
     if (!await pathExists(pyenvDir)) {