(2.7x, libT) backport r13690 for #5184

diff --git a/libtransmission/platform.c b/libtransmission/platform.c
index 9f90af6e8ad9f99997ecccca4bfea4416c76fde4..00ad0d3752dd5bbbd380a303cf5d412668f0de77 100644 (file)
--- a/libtransmission/platform.c
+++ b/libtransmission/platform.c
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@ tr_getDefaultDownloadDir (void)
 
                   if (!memcmp (value, "$HOME/", 6))
                     user_dir = tr_buildPath (getHomeDir (), value+6, NULL);
+                  else if (!strcmp (value, "$HOME"))
+                    user_dir = tr_strdup (getHomeDir ());
                   else
                     user_dir = tr_strdup (value);
                 }