diff --git a/src/plugins/madde/maddeuploadandinstallpackagesteps.cpp b/src/plugins/madde/maddeuploadandinstallpackagesteps.cpp
index 3e5e32d9f29..9140f44d3ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/madde/maddeuploadandinstallpackagesteps.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/madde/maddeuploadandinstallpackagesteps.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <qtsupport/baseqtversion.h>
 #include <remotelinux/abstractuploadandinstallpackageservice.h>
 #include <remotelinux/linuxdeviceconfiguration.h>
+#include <utils/ssh/sshconnection.h>
 
 using namespace RemoteLinux;
 
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ protected:
         }
         handleDeviceSetupDone(false);
     }
+
+private:
+    QString uploadDir() const
+    {
+        const QString uname = deviceConfiguration()->sshParameters().userName;
+        return uname == QLatin1String("root")
+            ? QString::fromLatin1("/root") : QLatin1String("/home/") + uname;
+    }
 };
 
 class MaemoUploadAndInstallPackageAction : public AbstractMaddeUploadAndInstallPackageAction