diff --git a/rust2rpm.py b/rust2rpm.py
index e32b1e5..abbb6ac 100644
--- a/rust2rpm.py
+++ b/rust2rpm.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import requests
 
 import cargodeps
 
+XDG_CACHE_HOME = os.getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME", os.path.expanduser("~/.cache"))
+CACHEDIR = os.path.join(XDG_CACHE_HOME, "rust2rpm")
 API_URL = "https://crates.io/api/v1/"
 TEMPLATE = """# Generated by rust2rpm
 %bcond_without check
@@ -111,7 +113,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         req.raise_for_status()
         args.version = req.json()["versions"][0]["num"]
 
-    cratef = "{}-{}.crate".format(args.crate, args.version)
+    if not os.path.isdir(CACHEDIR):
+        os.mkdir(CACHEDIR)
+    cratef = os.path.join(CACHEDIR, "{}-{}.crate".format(args.crate, args.version))
     if not os.path.isfile(cratef):
         url = requests.compat.urljoin(API_URL, "crates/{}/{}/download#".format(args.crate, args.version))
         req = requests.get(url, stream=True)