diff --git a/.changes/fixed-data_directory-error-for-webkitgtk.md b/.changes/fixed-data_directory-error-for-webkitgtk.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b64495c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fixed-data_directory-error-for-webkitgtk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"wry": patch
+---
+
+On Linux, fixed incorrect path for indexeddb database directory which made apps using `wry@0.24` and `tauri@1` migrating to `wry@>=0.38` and `tauri@2` lose their indexeddb data.
diff --git a/src/webkitgtk/web_context.rs b/src/webkitgtk/web_context.rs
index ae7fe834b..2971b033b 100644
--- a/src/webkitgtk/web_context.rs
+++ b/src/webkitgtk/web_context.rs
@@ -40,12 +40,7 @@ impl WebContextImpl {
     let mut context_builder = WebContext::builder();
     if let Some(data_directory) = data.data_directory() {
       let data_manager = WebsiteDataManager::builder()
-        .base_data_directory(
-          data_directory
-            .join("databases")
-            .join("indexeddb")
-            .to_string_lossy(),
-        )
+        .base_data_directory(data_directory.to_string_lossy())
         .build();
       if let Some(cookie_manager) = data_manager.cookie_manager() {
         cookie_manager.set_persistent_storage(