diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog.cpp
index 88652271af9..40920ad9ad1 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog.cpp
@@ -940,7 +940,9 @@ Q_AUTOTEST_EXPORT QString qt_tildeExpansion(const QString &path, bool *expanded
     } else {
         QString userName = tokens.first();
         userName.remove(0, 1);
-#if defined(_POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS) && !defined(Q_OS_OPENBSD)
+#if defined(Q_OS_VXWORKS)
+        const QString homePath = QDir::homePath();
+#elif defined(_POSIX_THREAD_SAFE_FUNCTIONS) && !defined(Q_OS_OPENBSD)
         passwd pw;
         passwd *tmpPw;
         char buf[200];