diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 6dc7a6bd9..6a36d5bc9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Release 4.6.1
 
 Fixes
 
+ * Copy over HOME value to git environment. (PR#342)
  * Fix issue with setup.py that prevent correct versioning on non-git checkouts.
    (PR#337)
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e43bd422d..2d42419f1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def git_version():
     def _minimal_ext_cmd(cmd):
         # construct minimal environment
         env = {}
-        for k in ['SYSTEMROOT', 'PATH']:
+        for k in ['SYSTEMROOT', 'PATH', 'HOME']:
             v = os.environ.get(k)
             if v is not None:
                 env[k] = v