diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/profile.d/10-locale.conf b/packages/sysutils/busybox/profile.d/10-locale.conf
index 31540b216c..1178942431 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/profile.d/10-locale.conf
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/profile.d/10-locale.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # don't overwrite value set by Locale Kodi addon
 if [ -z "${LOCPATH}" ]; then
   export LANG="C.UTF-8"
-  export LOCPATH="/storage/.cache/locpath"
+  # FHS bridge: /var/cache/archr/locpath is a symlink installed by the
+  # archr meta-package pointing into /storage/.cache/locpath (rw overlay).
+  export LOCPATH="/var/cache/archr/locpath"
 fi
diff --git a/projects/ArchR/packages/archr/package.mk b/projects/ArchR/packages/archr/package.mk
index cd7699e561..88d8ac919b 100644
--- a/projects/ArchR/packages/archr/package.mk
+++ b/projects/ArchR/packages/archr/package.mk
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ EOF
   ### FHS bridge symlinks: make Arch-standard cache locations resolve into
   ### the /storage overlay. Apps and inspection tools see /var/cache/<x>;
   ### writes land in /storage/.cache/<x> (rw overlay).
-  mkdir -p ${INSTALL}/var/cache
+  mkdir -p ${INSTALL}/var/cache/archr
   ln -sf /storage/.cache/mesa_shader_cache ${INSTALL}/var/cache/mesa
+  ln -sf /storage/.cache/kernel-overlays   ${INSTALL}/var/cache/archr/kernel-overlays
+  ln -sf /storage/.cache/locpath           ${INSTALL}/var/cache/archr/locpath
 }
 
 post_install() {
diff --git a/projects/ArchR/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/kernel-overlays-setup b/projects/ArchR/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/kernel-overlays-setup
index 3d03414a73..a312407cb4 100755
--- a/projects/ArchR/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/kernel-overlays-setup
+++ b/projects/ArchR/packages/sysutils/busybox/scripts/kernel-overlays-setup
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 SYSTEM_OVERLAYS_DIR=/usr/lib/kernel-overlays
-OVERLAY_CONFIG_DIR=/storage/.cache/kernel-overlays
+OVERLAY_CONFIG_DIR=/var/cache/archr/kernel-overlays
 KVER=$(uname -r)
 RUNTIME_DIR="/run/kernel-overlays"
 MODULES_DIR="${RUNTIME_DIR}/modules/${KVER}"
diff --git a/projects/ArchR/packages/wayland/util/foot/scripts/foot.sh b/projects/ArchR/packages/wayland/util/foot/scripts/foot.sh
index 7e30579dc0..a68d03a702 100755
--- a/projects/ArchR/packages/wayland/util/foot/scripts/foot.sh
+++ b/projects/ArchR/packages/wayland/util/foot/scripts/foot.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if [ ! -f ${FOOT_CONFIG_DIR}/foot.ini ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${LOCPATH}" ]; then
-  export LOCPATH="/storage/.cache/locpath"
+  export LOCPATH="/var/cache/archr/locpath"
 fi
 
 /usr/bin/foot > ${FOOT_LOG_FILE} 2>&1