diff --git a/pythonforandroid/archs.py b/pythonforandroid/archs.py
index 95d94b5f1b..0281c9cb3f 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/archs.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/archs.py
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ def get_clang_exe(self, with_target=False, plus_plus=False):
     def get_env(self, with_flags_in_cc=True):
         env = {}
 
+        # HOME: User's home directory
+        if 'HOME' in environ:
+            env['HOME'] = environ['HOME']
+
         # CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS: the processor flags
         env['CFLAGS'] = ' '.join(self.common_cflags).format(target=self.target)
         if self.arch_cflags: