diff --git a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.cpp
index 338793e4057..e6e0632a444 100644
--- a/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/studiowelcome/studiowelcomeplugin.cpp
@@ -657,8 +657,8 @@ WelcomeMode::WelcomeMode()
                                           m_dataModelDownloader->targetFolder());
         m_dataModelDownloader->setForceDownload(true);
     }
-    Utils::FilePath readme = Utils::FilePath::fromUserInput(welcomePagePath
-                                                            + "/dataImports/readme.txt");
+    Utils::FilePath readme = Utils::FilePath::fromUserInput(m_dataModelDownloader->targetFolder().toString()
+                                                            + "/readme.txt");
 
     if (!readme.exists()) // Only downloads contain the readme
         m_dataModelDownloader->setForceDownload(true);