diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fcec24d..1af5ba2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ deploy:
 		then echo "Missing one of SSH_USER, SSH_HOST, or SSH_TARGET" >&2; \
 		exit 1; \
 	fi
+	export HOME="$$(mktemp -d)"
 	rsync -e 'ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no' --progress -avz --delete public/ "$$SSH_USER@$$SSH_HOST:$$SSH_TARGET"
 
 .PHONY: clean