diff --git a/admin/cli/install.php b/admin/cli/install.php
index 68ed892f467..2ecb49b6de9 100644
--- a/admin/cli/install.php
+++ b/admin/cli/install.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ $CFG->wwwroot              = "http://localhost";
 $CFG->httpswwwroot         = $CFG->wwwroot;
 $CFG->dataroot             = str_replace('\\', '/', dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)))).'/moodledata');
 $CFG->tempdir              = $CFG->dataroot.'/temp';
-$CFG->cachedir             = $CFG->dataroot.'/temp';
+$CFG->cachedir             = $CFG->dataroot.'/cache';
 $CFG->docroot              = 'http://docs.moodle.org';
 $CFG->running_installer    = true;
 $CFG->early_install_lang   = true;
diff --git a/install.php b/install.php
index 533c7aebd02..341a1472d27 100644
--- a/install.php
+++ b/install.php
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ $CFG->wwwroot              = install_guess_wwwroot(); // can not be changed - pp
 $CFG->httpswwwroot         = $CFG->wwwroot;
 $CFG->dataroot             = $config->dataroot;
 $CFG->tempdir              = $CFG->dataroot.'/temp';
-$CFG->cachedir             = $CFG->dataroot.'/temp';
+$CFG->cachedir             = $CFG->dataroot.'/cache';
 $CFG->admin                = $config->admin;
 $CFG->docroot              = 'http://docs.moodle.org';
 $CFG->langotherroot        = $CFG->dataroot.'/lang';