diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 19c84eb9..f79bacf7 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CC = cc -c
 LD = cc
 
 AWKPATH = $$(which awk)
-P9PATHS = ${PLAN9}:/usr/local/plan9:/usr/local/9:/opt/plan9:/opt/9:/usr/plan9:/usr/9
+P9PATHS = ${PLAN9}:"'$${HOME}/plan9'":/usr/local/plan9:/usr/local/9:/opt/plan9:/opt/9:/usr/plan9:/usr/9
 
 INCX11 = -I/usr/X11R6/include
 LIBX11 = -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11