diff --git a/makechrootpkg.in b/makechrootpkg.in
index 284d444..0336640 100644
--- a/makechrootpkg.in
+++ b/makechrootpkg.in
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ prepare_chroot() {
 	done
 
 	cat > "$copydir/etc/sudoers.d/builduser-pacman" <<EOF
-Defaults env_keep += "HOME"
 builduser ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/pacman
 EOF
 	chmod 440 "$copydir/etc/sudoers.d/builduser-pacman"