diff --git a/app/src/lib/editors/linux.ts b/app/src/lib/editors/linux.ts
index 83e41dc3b8f..3a2853b42ea 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/editors/linux.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/editors/linux.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ const editors: ILinuxExternalEditor[] = [
       '/usr/bin/zedit',
       '/usr/bin/zeditor',
       '/usr/bin/zed-editor',
-      '~/.local/bin/zed',
+      '.local/bin/zed',
       '/usr/bin/zed',
     ],
   },