diff --git a/skel/.profile b/skel/.profile
index 1e9f077..81777b2 100644
--- a/skel/.profile
+++ b/skel/.profile
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ if [ -z "$PYENV_DISABLE" ] && [ -d "$PYENV_ROOT/bin" ]; then
 fi
 
 # perl
-export PATH="/home/madumlao/perl5/bin${PATH:+:${PATH}}"; export PATH;
-export PERL5LIB="/home/madumlao/perl5/lib/perl5${PERL5LIB:+:${PERL5LIB}}"; export PERL5LIB;
-export PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT="/home/madumlao/perl5${PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT:+:${PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT}}"; export PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT;
-export PERL_MB_OPT="--install_base \"/home/madumlao/perl5\""; export PERL_MB_OPT;
-export PERL_MM_OPT="INSTALL_BASE=/home/madumlao/perl5"; export PERL_MM_OPT;
+export PATH="$HOME/perl5/bin${PATH:+:${PATH}}"
+export PERL5LIB="$HOME/perl5/lib/perl5${PERL5LIB:+:${PERL5LIB}}"
+export PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT="$HOME/perl5${PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT:+:${PERL_LOCAL_LIB_ROOT}}"
+export PERL_MB_OPT="--install_base \"$HOME/perl5\""
+export PERL_MM_OPT="INSTALL_BASE=$HOME/perl5"
 
 # aliases
 alias less='less -i -r'