diff --git a/meta/classes/dpkg.bbclass b/meta/classes/dpkg.bbclass
index c92ea7db..70f8e772 100644
--- a/meta/classes/dpkg.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/dpkg.bbclass
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ dpkg_runbuild() {
     E="${@ isar_export_ccache(d)}"
     export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="${@ isar_deb_build_options(d)}"
     export PARALLEL_MAKE="${PARALLEL_MAKE}"
+    # override HOME to not interfer with users .sbuildrc
+    export HOME="${PP}"
 
     rm -f ${SBUILD_CONFIG}