diff --git a/lib/capistrano/tasks/rbenv.rake b/lib/capistrano/tasks/rbenv.rake
index 9a791a9..ed04ea4 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/tasks/rbenv.rake
+++ b/lib/capistrano/tasks/rbenv.rake
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace :load do
       rbenv_path ||= if fetch(:rbenv_type, :user) == :system
         "/usr/local/rbenv"
       else
-        "~/.rbenv"
+        "$HOME/.rbenv"
       end
     }