diff --git a/install b/install
index 2d3ad12e600a4683a3b13982e6734543330fa83a..54031bc5c02f417dacf464b4fb65e665b7cea248 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ fi
 echo "$bash_path" > $VARS_FILE_LOCATION/openfpm_vars
 echo "$bash_library" >> $VARS_FILE_LOCATION/openfpm_vars
 echo "export PURE_PYTHON=1" >> $VARS_FILE_LOCATION/openfpm_vars
-cp example.mk ~/.Openfpm.mk
+cp example.mk $HOME/Openfpm.mk
 
 if [ x"$platform" = x"osx" ]; then
     echo "TMPDIR=/tmp/" >> $VARS_FILE_LOCATION/openfpm_vars