diff --git a/master.cfg b/master.cfg
index 6d6b6a9..d021bca 100644
--- a/master.cfg
+++ b/master.cfg
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ from buildbot.changes.gitpoller import GitPoller
 c['change_source'] = []
 c['change_source'].append(GitPoller(
 	repourl = r'git://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git',
-	workdir = r'/home/buildbot/buildbot-master-binutils-gdb',
+	workdir = os.path.expanduser (os.path.join ('~/', 'buildbot-master-binutils-gdb')),
 	branches = [ r'master' ],
 	pollinterval = 60 * 3))