diff --git a/cmake/cmkr.cmake b/cmake/cmkr.cmake
index 936bdf0..3fed61e 100644
--- a/cmake/cmkr.cmake
+++ b/cmake/cmkr.cmake
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ endif()
 if(DEFINED ENV{CMKR_CACHE})
     set(CMKR_DIRECTORY_PREFIX "$ENV{CMKR_CACHE}")
     string(REPLACE "\\" "/" CMKR_DIRECTORY_PREFIX "${CMKR_DIRECTORY_PREFIX}")
+    if(CMKR_DIRECTORY_PREFIX MATCHES "^~")
+        string(REGEX REPLACE "^~" "$ENV{HOME}" CMKR_DIRECTORY_PREFIX "${CMKR_DIRECTORY_PREFIX}")
+    endif()
     if(NOT CMKR_DIRECTORY_PREFIX MATCHES "\\/$")
         set(CMKR_DIRECTORY_PREFIX "${CMKR_DIRECTORY_PREFIX}/")
     endif()