diff --git a/libexec/rbenv-which b/libexec/rbenv-which
index c7c0301a..78db1c05 100755
--- a/libexec/rbenv-which
+++ b/libexec/rbenv-which
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fi
 remove_from_path() {
   local path_to_remove="$1"
   local path_before
-  local result=":$PATH:"
+  local result=":${PATH//\~/$HOME}:"
   while [ "$path_before" != "$result" ]; do
     path_before="$result"
     result="${result//:$path_to_remove:/:}"