diff --git a/home/darwin/rime-squirrel.nix b/home/darwin/rime-squirrel.nix
index 24f442c3..9c93af3f 100644
--- a/home/darwin/rime-squirrel.nix
+++ b/home/darwin/rime-squirrel.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {
+  config,
   lib,
   pkgs,
   ...
 }: {
   # remove existing rime data (squirrel)
   home.activation.removeExistingRimeData = lib.hm.dag.entryBefore ["checkLinkTargets"] ''
-    rm -rf "~/Library/Rime/build/flypy.prism.bin"
+    rm -rf "${config.home.homeDirectory}/Library/Rime/build/flypy.prism.bin"
   '';
 
   # Squirrel Input Method