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