diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths_json.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths_json.cpp
index c7cb858f0f..8542371848 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths_json.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qstandardpaths_json.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ QString QStandardPaths::writableLocation(StandardLocation type)
     QString value = iter.value().toString();
 
     // optimize for a common case
-    value.replace(QLatin1String("${HOME}"), QFile::decodeName(qgetenv("HOME")));
+    value.replace(QLatin1String("${HOME}"), QDir::homePath());
 
     // Do ${} format environment variable substitution if necessary
     if (!value.isEmpty() && value.contains(QLatin1String("${"))) {
diff --git a/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp b/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp
index 75c9664d1d..f7689c1620 100644
--- a/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/printsupport/dialogs/qprintdialog_unix.cpp
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ void QUnixPrintWidgetPrivate::applyPrinterProperties(QPrinter *p)
         return;
     printer = p;
     if (p->outputFileName().isEmpty()) {
-        QString home = QString::fromLocal8Bit(qgetenv("HOME").constData());
+        QString home = QDir::homePath();
         QString cur = QDir::currentPath();
         if (home.at(home.length()-1) != QLatin1Char('/'))
             home += QLatin1Char('/');