diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index c9ca0f09..18a59d60 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ char *ssh_get_user_home_dir(void) {
           return NULL;
       }
       memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
-      snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s", getenv("HOME"));
+      snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s", szPath);
 
       return strdup(buf);
   }