diff --git a/usr.bin/calendar/calendar.c b/usr.bin/calendar/calendar.c
index a2d015fa791e..5f6d97ad1494 100644
--- a/usr.bin/calendar/calendar.c
+++ b/usr.bin/calendar/calendar.c
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				if (setusercontext(lc, pw, pw->pw_uid,
 				    LOGIN_SETALL) != 0)
 					errx(1, "setusercontext");
+				setenv("HOME", pw->pw_dir, 1);
 				cal();
 				exit(0);
 			}