diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/asset.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/asset.dart
index ed42baea29..12941f733a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/asset.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/asset.dart
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import 'base/file_system.dart';
 import 'base/logger.dart';
 import 'base/platform.dart';
 import 'build_info.dart';
-import 'cache.dart';
 import 'convert.dart';
 import 'dart/package_map.dart';
 import 'devfs.dart';
 import 'flutter_manifest.dart';
+import 'globals.dart' as globals;
 import 'license_collector.dart';
 import 'project.dart';
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class ManifestAssetBundle implements AssetBundle {
         }
         final Uri entryUri = _fileSystem.path.toUri(asset);
         result.add(_Asset(
-          baseDir: _fileSystem.path.join(Cache.flutterRoot!, 'bin', 'cache', 'artifacts', 'material_fonts'),
+          baseDir: _fileSystem.path.join(globals.fsUtils.homeDirPath!, '.cache', 'flutter', 'artifacts', 'material_fonts'),
           relativeUri: Uri(path: entryUri.pathSegments.last),
           entryUri: entryUri,
           package: null,
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
index defc86cc20..7fdf14d112 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/cache.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import 'base/user_messages.dart';
 import 'build_info.dart';
 import 'convert.dart';
 import 'features.dart';
+import 'globals.dart' as globals;
 
 const String kFlutterRootEnvironmentVariableName = 'FLUTTER_ROOT'; // should point to //flutter/ (root of flutter/flutter repo)
 const String kFlutterEngineEnvironmentVariableName = 'FLUTTER_ENGINE'; // should point to //engine/src/ (root of flutter/engine repo)
@@ -322,8 +323,13 @@ class Cache {
       return;
     }
     assert(_lock == null);
+    final Directory dir = _fileSystem.directory(_fileSystem.path.join(globals.fsUtils.homeDirPath!, '.cache', 'flutter'));
+    if (!dir.existsSync()) {
+      dir.createSync(recursive: true);
+      globals.os.chmod(dir, '755');
+    }
     final File lockFile =
-      _fileSystem.file(_fileSystem.path.join(flutterRoot!, 'bin', 'cache', 'lockfile'));
+      _fileSystem.file(_fileSystem.path.join(globals.fsUtils.homeDirPath!, '.cache', 'flutter', 'lockfile'));
     try {
       _lock = lockFile.openSync(mode: FileMode.write);
     } on FileSystemException catch (e) {
@@ -382,8 +388,7 @@ class Cache {
 
   String get devToolsVersion {
     if (_devToolsVersion == null) {
-      const String devToolsDirPath = 'dart-sdk/bin/resources/devtools';
-      final Directory devToolsDir = getCacheDir(devToolsDirPath, shouldCreate: false);
+      final Directory devToolsDir = _fileSystem.directory(_fileSystem.path.join(flutterRoot!, 'bin/cache/dart-sdk/bin/resources/devtools'));
       if (!devToolsDir.existsSync()) {
         throw Exception('Could not find directory at ${devToolsDir.path}');
       }
@@ -536,7 +541,7 @@ class Cache {
     if (_rootOverride != null) {
       return _fileSystem.directory(_fileSystem.path.join(_rootOverride!.path, 'bin', 'cache'));
     } else {
-      return _fileSystem.directory(_fileSystem.path.join(flutterRoot!, 'bin', 'cache'));
+      return _fileSystem.directory(_fileSystem.path.join(globals.fsUtils.homeDirPath!, '.cache', 'flutter'));
     }
   }