diff --git a/mflag/flag.go b/mflag/flag.go
index cbdd5ea..edb17a2 100644
--- a/mflag/flag.go
+++ b/mflag/flag.go
@@ -86,12 +86,13 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/homedir"
 )
 
 // ErrHelp is the error returned if the flag -help is invoked but no such flag is defined.
@@ -504,16 +505,9 @@ func Set(name, value string) error {
 // otherwise, the default values of all defined flags in the set.
 func (f *FlagSet) PrintDefaults() {
 	writer := tabwriter.NewWriter(f.Out(), 20, 1, 3, ' ', 0)
-	var home string
-	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
-		home = os.Getenv("HOME")
-	}
+	home := homedir.Get()
 	f.VisitAll(func(flag *Flag) {
 		format := "  -%s=%s"
-		if _, ok := flag.Value.(*stringValue); ok {
-			// put quotes on the value
-			format = "  -%s=%q"
-		}
 		names := []string{}
 		for _, name := range flag.Names {
 			if name[0] != '#' {
@@ -524,7 +518,7 @@ func (f *FlagSet) PrintDefaults() {
 			val := flag.DefValue
 
 			if home != "" && strings.HasPrefix(val, home) {
-				val = "~" + val[len(home):]
+				val = homedir.GetShortcutString() + val[len(home):]
 			}
 
 			fmt.Fprintf(writer, format, strings.Join(names, ", -"), val)