diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/vxworks/os.rs b/src/libstd/sys/vxworks/os.rs
index f4798da1876cf..baa6c425d2e7f 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/vxworks/os.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/vxworks/os.rs
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ pub fn temp_dir() -> PathBuf {
 }
 
 pub fn home_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    None
+    crate::env::var_os("HOME").or_else(|| None
+    ).map(PathBuf::from)
 }
 
 pub fn exit(code: i32) -> ! {