diff --git a/modules/home-manager/shell.nix b/modules/home-manager/shell.nix
index ea3ce1c..04ce477 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/shell.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/shell.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     };
     sessionVariables = {
       # https://nodejs.org/docs/latest/api/cli.html#node_compile_cachedir
-      NODE_COMPILE_CACHE = "~/.node-compile-cache";
+      NODE_COMPILE_CACHE = "$HOME/.node-compile-cache";
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/modules/nixos/steam.nix b/modules/nixos/steam.nix
index 959ad3d..746f8d1 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/steam.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/steam.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
   ];
 
   environment.sessionVariables = {
-    STEAM_EXTRA_COMPAT_TOOLS_PATHS = "~/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d";
+    STEAM_EXTRA_COMPAT_TOOLS_PATHS = "$HOME/.steam/root/compatibilitytools.d";
   };
 }