diff --git a/bin/rbenv-install b/bin/rbenv-install
index f6df0f53bd..b5f47800c2 100755
--- a/bin/rbenv-install
+++ b/bin/rbenv-install
@@ -250,8 +250,10 @@ if [ "$STATUS" == "2" ]; then
       printf ":\n\n"
       echo "  brew upgrade ruby-build"
     elif [ -d "${here}/.git" ]; then
+      display_here="$here"
+      [[ -z "${HOME%/}" || $here != "${HOME}/"* ]] || display_here="~${here#"$HOME"}"
       printf ":\n\n"
-      echo "  git -C ${here/${HOME}\//~/} pull"
+      echo "  git -C $display_here pull"
     else
       printf ".\n"
     fi
diff --git a/test/rbenv.bats b/test/rbenv.bats
index a93f0e60be..2f52961a31 100644
--- a/test/rbenv.bats
+++ b/test/rbenv.bats
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ OUT
 }
 
 @test "nonexistent version" {
+  display_here="${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}"/..
+  if [[ -n $HOME && $display_here == "${HOME}/"* ]]; then
+    display_here="~${display_here#"${HOME}"}"
+  fi
+
   stub_git_dir=
   if [ ! -d "${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}"/../.git ]; then
     stub_git_dir="${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME}"/../.git
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ See all available versions with \`rbenv install --list-all'.
 
 If the version you need is missing, try upgrading ruby-build:
 
-  git -C ${BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/$HOME\//~/}/.. pull
+  git -C $display_here pull
 OUT
 
   unstub brew