--- a/renderdoc/os/posix/linux/linux_stringio.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/os/posix/linux/linux_stringio.cpp
@@ -595,11 +595,7 @@ rdcstr GetTempRootPath()
 
 rdcstr GetAppFolderFilename(const rdcstr &filename)
 {
-  passwd *pw = getpwuid(getuid());
-  rdcstr homedir = pw ? pw->pw_dir : "";
-
-  if(homedir.empty())
-    homedir = Process::GetEnvVariable("HOME");
+  rdcstr homedir = Process::GetEnvVariable("HOME");
 
   if(homedir.empty())
   {