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diff --git a/lisp/mail/sendmail.el b/lisp/mail/sendmail.el
index 5543ac198ab..a8185e1f557 100644
--- a/lisp/mail/sendmail.el
+++ b/lisp/mail/sendmail.el
@@ -1022,8 +1022,9 @@ The seventh argument ACTIONS is a list of actions to take
(pop-to-buffer "*mail*")
;; Put the auto-save file in the home dir
;; to avoid any danger that it can't be written.
- (let ((default-directory "~/"))
- (auto-save-mode auto-save-default))
+ (if (file-exists-p (expand-file-name "~/"))
+ (setq default-directory (expand-file-name "~/")))
+ (auto-save-mode auto-save-default)
(mail-mode)
;; Disconnect the buffer from its visited file
;; (in case the user has actually visited a file *mail*).