diff --git a/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/compile.dart b/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/compile.dart
index 02aa1d0..ab36839 100644
--- a/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/compile.dart
+++ b/pkg/dartdev/lib/src/commands/compile.dart
@@ -602,7 +602,9 @@
       }
 
       var cacheDir = getDartStorageDirectory();
-      if (cacheDir == null) {
+      if (cacheDir != null) {
+        cacheDir = Directory(path.join(cacheDir.path, 'dartdev', 'sdk_cache'));
+      } else {
         cacheDir = Directory.systemTemp.createTempSync();
         log.stdout('Cannot get dart storage directory. '
             'Using temp dir ${cacheDir.path}');