diff --git a/etc/init.d/xdm b/etc/init.d/xdm
index 7324ac1..c0b331f 100755
--- a/etc/init.d/xdm
+++ b/etc/init.d/xdm
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ case "$1" in
     else
         source /etc/profile
 	source /root/.bash_profile
-        startx &
+	HOME=/root startx &
     fi
     ;;
   stop)