diff --git a/math/octave-forge-ad/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-ad/Makefile
index e453ba2090c6..575173786419 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-ad/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-ad/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ COMMENT=	Octave-forge package ${OCTAVE_PKGNAME}
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	HOME=${WRKSRC}
 USE_DOS2UNIX=	yes
 
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../Mk/bsd.octave.mk"
diff --git a/math/octave-forge-engine/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-engine/Makefile
index 7bbcd7154c2a..b0460c15cd14 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-engine/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-engine/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ COMMENT=	Octave-forge package ${OCTAVE_PKGNAME}
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	HOME=${WRKSRC}
 
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../Mk/bsd.octave.mk"
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/octave-forge-gsl/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-gsl/Makefile
index c9f5d4e876cf..e75d1ee1de93 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-gsl/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-gsl/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LIB_DEPENDS=	gsl:${PORTSDIR}/math/gsl
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	HOME=${WRKSRC}
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 
diff --git a/math/octave-forge-parallel/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-parallel/Makefile
index 8f26aaa17563..6e8297d7a391 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-parallel/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-parallel/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ OCTSRC=		${DISTNAME}
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${OCTSRC}/src
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	HOME=${WRKSRC}
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 
 .include "${.CURDIR}/../../Mk/bsd.octave.mk"
diff --git a/math/octave-forge-spline-gcvspl/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-spline-gcvspl/Makefile
index d7f39f4a0275..9814bb468e55 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-spline-gcvspl/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-spline-gcvspl/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	stephen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Octave-forge package ${OCTAVE_PKGNAME}
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ENV+=	HOME=${WRKSRC}
 
 NO_CDROM=	Non-commercial use only