diff --git a/thefuck/system/unix.py b/thefuck/system/unix.py
index cc6ff570..ca878033 100644
--- a/thefuck/system/unix.py
+++ b/thefuck/system/unix.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import sys
 import tty
 import termios
@@ -38,3 +39,10 @@ try:
     from pathlib import Path
 except ImportError:
     from pathlib2 import Path
+
+
+def _expanduser(self):
+    return self.__class__(os.path.expanduser(str(self)))
+
+if not hasattr(Path, 'expanduser'):
+    Path.expanduser = _expanduser