diff --git a/src/config/home.c b/src/config/home.c
index 0e4f2a8b..4354aafd 100644
--- a/src/config/home.c
+++ b/src/config/home.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static char *
 get_home(void)
 {
 	char *home_elinks;
-	char *envhome = getenv("HOME");
+	char *envhome = getenv("HOME_ETC") ?: getenv("HOME");
 	char *home = NULL;
 
 	if (!home && envhome)