diff --git a/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm b/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
index 435032ae..cc19fe4f 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
+++ b/zsnes/src/gui/gui.asm
@@ -2800,7 +2800,11 @@ MoviePlay:
     mov ebx,[statefileloc]
     mov eax,[fnamest+ebx-3]
     push eax
+%ifdef __LINUX__
+    mov dword[fnamest+ebx-3],'.zmv'
+%else
     mov dword[fnamest+ebx-3],'.ZMV'
+%endif
     mov al,[CMovieExt]
     mov byte[fnamest+ebx],al
     call ChangetoSRAMdir
diff --git a/zsnes/src/gui/guimisc.inc b/zsnes/src/gui/guimisc.inc
index 33b5ce6f..a94f840f 100644
--- a/zsnes/src/gui/guimisc.inc
+++ b/zsnes/src/gui/guimisc.inc
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ MovieRecord:
     mov ebx,[statefileloc]
     mov eax,[fnamest+ebx-3]
     push eax
+%ifdef __LINUX__
+    mov dword[fnamest+ebx-3],'.zmv'
+%else
     mov dword[fnamest+ebx-3],'.ZMV'
+%endif
     mov al,[CMovieExt]
     mov byte[fnamest+ebx],al