diff -aur uim/uim-helper.c uim/uim-helper.c
--- uim/uim-helper.c	2010-08-22 19:23:37.646666698 +0200
+++ uim/uim-helper.c	2010-08-22 19:26:57.676666781 +0200
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     goto path_error;
   }
 
-  if (strlcpy(helper_path, pw->pw_dir, len) >= (size_t)len) {
+  if (strlcpy(helper_path, getenv("HOME"), len) >= (size_t)len) {
     endpwent();
     goto path_error;
   }
diff -aur uim/uim-posix.c uim/uim-posix.c
--- uim/uim-posix.c	2010-08-22 19:23:37.650000031 +0200
+++ uim/uim-posix.c	2010-08-22 19:26:40.096666322 +0200
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     home[0] = '\0';
     return UIM_FALSE;
   }
-  if (strlcpy(home, pw->pw_dir, len) >= (size_t)len) {
+  if (strlcpy(home, getenv("HOME"), len) >= (size_t)len) {
     home[0] = '\0';
     endpwent();
     return UIM_FALSE;