diff --git a/scripts/module-create.sh b/scripts/module-create.sh
index f816362..5cf3b9f 100755
--- a/scripts/module-create.sh
+++ b/scripts/module-create.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ get_cname() {
 #   for each argument X, it will replace @X@ with ${X}
 do_parameter_subst() {
     CNAME=$(get_cname ${NAME})
-    do_cmd source "~/.lwbuildrc" || exit 1
+    do_cmd source "${HOME}/.lwbuildrc" || exit 1
     for param in P NAME CNAME AUTHOR EMAIL VIM_MODELINE KATE_MODELINE $@
     do
         do_cmd_redir sedscript echo "s,@${param}@,${!param},g" || exit 1