diff --git a/pkg/util/homedir/homedir.go b/pkg/util/homedir/homedir.go
index 403475491af..816db57f599 100644
--- a/pkg/util/homedir/homedir.go
+++ b/pkg/util/homedir/homedir.go
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ import (
 // HomeDir returns the home directory for the current user
 func HomeDir() string {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+
+		// First prefer the HOME environmental variable
+		if home := os.Getenv("HOME"); len(home) > 0 {
+			if _, err := os.Stat(home); err == nil {
+				return home
+			}
+		}
 		if homeDrive, homePath := os.Getenv("HOMEDRIVE"), os.Getenv("HOMEPATH"); len(homeDrive) > 0 && len(homePath) > 0 {
 			homeDir := homeDrive + homePath
 			if _, err := os.Stat(homeDir); err == nil {