--- a/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py	2018-06-01 14:26:50.000683915 -0400
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py	2018-06-01 14:27:16.803726101 -0400
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@
 else:
     _fmcache = None

-    cachedir = get_cachedir()
+    cachedir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
     if cachedir is not None:
         _fmcache = os.path.join(cachedir, 'fontList.json')