diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Environment.Android.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Environment.Android.cs
index 53a46feff7251f..8b9b01276c313e 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Environment.Android.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Environment.Android.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ private static string GetFolderPathCore(SpecialFolder folder, SpecialFolderOptio
                     return Path.Combine(home, ".fonts");
 
                 case SpecialFolder.UserProfile:
-                    return GetEnvironmentVariable("HOME");
+                    return home;
 
                 case SpecialFolder.CommonApplicationData:
                     return "/usr/share";