diff --git a/src/os/file.go b/src/os/file.go
index 3e626a023a..d9c5c57c17 100644
--- a/src/os/file.go
+++ b/src/os/file.go
@@ -384,12 +384,12 @@ func UserCacheDir() (string, error) {
 // UserHomeDir returns the current user's home directory.
 //
 // On Unix, including macOS, it returns the $HOME environment variable.
-// On Windows, it returns the concatenation of %HOMEDRIVE% and %HOMEPATH%.
+// On Windows, it returns %USERPROFILE%.
 // On Plan 9, it returns the $home environment variable.
 func UserHomeDir() string {
 	switch runtime.GOOS {
 	case "windows":
-		return Getenv("HOMEDRIVE") + Getenv("HOMEPATH")
+		return Getenv("USERPROFILE")
 	case "plan9":
 		return Getenv("home")
 	case "nacl", "android":