diff --git a/Mk/bsd.gnome.mk b/Mk/bsd.gnome.mk
index 0018a20829fc..11c97e7aba2c 100644
--- a/Mk/bsd.gnome.mk
+++ b/Mk/bsd.gnome.mk
@@ -874,10 +874,10 @@ gnome-pre-su-install:
 gnome-post-install:
 .  if defined(GCONF_SCHEMAS)
 	@for i in ${GCONF_SCHEMAS}; do \
-		${ECHO_CMD} "@unexec env GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=xml:${GCONF_CONFIG_OPTIONS}:%D/${GCONF_CONFIG_DIRECTORY} gconftool-2 --makefile-uninstall-rule %D/etc/gconf/schemas/$${i} > /dev/null || /usr/bin/true" \
+		${ECHO_CMD} "@unexec env GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=xml:${GCONF_CONFIG_OPTIONS}:%D/${GCONF_CONFIG_DIRECTORY} HOME=${WRKDIR} gconftool-2 --makefile-uninstall-rule %D/etc/gconf/schemas/$${i} > /dev/null || /usr/bin/true" \
 			>> ${TMPPLIST}; \
 		${ECHO_CMD} "etc/gconf/schemas/$${i}" >> ${TMPPLIST}; \
-		${ECHO_CMD} "@exec env GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=xml:${GCONF_CONFIG_OPTIONS}:%D/${GCONF_CONFIG_DIRECTORY} gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule %D/etc/gconf/schemas/$${i} > /dev/null || /usr/bin/true" \
+		${ECHO_CMD} "@exec env GCONF_CONFIG_SOURCE=xml:${GCONF_CONFIG_OPTIONS}:%D/${GCONF_CONFIG_DIRECTORY} HOME=${WRKDIR} gconftool-2 --makefile-install-rule %D/etc/gconf/schemas/$${i} > /dev/null || /usr/bin/true" \
 			>> ${TMPPLIST}; \
 	done
 .  endif