--- a/share/lua/intf/http.lua
+++ b/share/lua/intf/http.lua
@@ -283,8 +283,12 @@
     local has_index = false
     local my_acl = parent_acl
     do
-        local af = dir.."/.hosts"
+        local af = vlc.config.homedir().."/.config/vlc/http-hosts"
         local s = vlc.net.stat(af)
+        if not (s and s.type == "file") then
+            af = dir.."/.hosts"
+            s = vlc.net.stat(af)
+        end
         if s and s.type == "file" then
             -- We found an acl
             my_acl = vlc.acl(false)