diff --git a/src/eMake.erl b/src/eMake.erl
index 3e3cdd3..8b8c57d 100644
--- a/src/eMake.erl
+++ b/src/eMake.erl
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ main(Args) ->
 eMakeFile() ->
    {ok, CurDir} = file:get_cwd(),
    Md5 = erlang:md5(CurDir),
-   filename:join(code:root_dir(), <<".eMake/", (base64:encode(Md5))/binary>>).
+   {ok, [[HomeDir]]} = init:get_argument(home),
+   filename:join(HomeDir, <<".eMake/", (base64:encode(Md5))/binary>>).
 
 readEMake() ->
    try {ok, [LastTime]} = file:consult(eMakeFile()), LastTime of