diff --git a/platformio/ide/tpls/qtcreator/platformio.pro.tpl b/platformio/ide/tpls/qtcreator/platformio.pro.tpl
index ff380cb6..a173ed07 100644
--- a/platformio/ide/tpls/qtcreator/platformio.pro.tpl
+++ b/platformio/ide/tpls/qtcreator/platformio.pro.tpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ else {
 
 % for include in includes:
 % if include.startswith(user_home_dir):
-INCLUDEPATH += "$$(HOMEDIR){{include.replace(user_home_dir, "")}}"
+INCLUDEPATH += "$${HOMEDIR}{{include.replace(user_home_dir, "")}}"
 % else:
 INCLUDEPATH += "{{include}}"
 % end