diff --git a/.travis/configure-maven.sh b/.travis/configure-maven.sh
index 3a227c5c9e..a2b17f1054 100644
--- a/.travis/configure-maven.sh
+++ b/.travis/configure-maven.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 set -e
 
 echo "MAVEN_OPTS='-Xms1g -Xmx1g'" > $HOME/.mavenrc
-mkdir -p .m2
+mkdir -p $HOME/.m2
 cp .travis/travis-toolchains.xml $HOME/.m2/toolchains.xml
 cp .travis/travis-settings.xml $HOME/.m2/settings.xml