diff --git a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn.cmd b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn.cmd
index 0c2fd4b576..aab30856ac 100644
--- a/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn.cmd
+++ b/apache-maven/src/bin/mvn.cmd
@@ -32,14 +32,11 @@
 @REM enable echoing my setting MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO to 'on'
 @if "%MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO%" == "on"  echo %MAVEN_BATCH_ECHO%
 
-@REM set %HOME% to equivalent of $HOME
-if "%HOME%" == "" (set "HOME=%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%")
-
 @REM Execute a user defined script before this one
 if not "%MAVEN_SKIP_RC%" == "" goto skipRcPre
 @REM check for pre script, once with legacy .bat ending and once with .cmd ending
-if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.bat" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.bat"
-if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.cmd" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_pre.cmd"
+if exist "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_pre.bat" call "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_pre.bat"
+if exist "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_pre.cmd" call "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_pre.cmd"
 :skipRcPre
 
 @setlocal
@@ -143,8 +140,8 @@ set ERROR_CODE=1
 
 if not "%MAVEN_SKIP_RC%" == "" goto skipRcPost
 @REM check for post script, once with legacy .bat ending and once with .cmd ending
-if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.bat" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.bat"
-if exist "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.cmd" call "%HOME%\mavenrc_post.cmd"
+if exist "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_post.bat" call "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_post.bat"
+if exist "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_post.cmd" call "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_post.cmd"
 :skipRcPost
 
 @REM pause the script if MAVEN_BATCH_PAUSE is set to 'on'