diff --git a/bash/smake/smake.sh b/bash/smake/smake.sh
index 6c752c7..eb50d03 100755
--- a/bash/smake/smake.sh
+++ b/bash/smake/smake.sh
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ for cf in `echo "$target_dep_lst" | grep -P '.c$'`; do
 
 	echo "$to: " >> Makefile
 	for td in $target_dep_lst; do
-		td=`echo "$td" | sed 's~^\./~~ ; s~a~a~'`
+		td=`echo "$td" | sed "s~^\./~~ ; s~${HOME}~$\(HOME\)~"`
 		echo -e "\t$td \\" >> Makefile
 	done
 	echo >> Makefile