diff --git a/adb/adb_utils.cpp b/adb/adb_utils.cpp
index b236fb3..856cff5 100644
--- a/adb/adb_utils.cpp
+++ b/adb/adb_utils.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,17 @@ std::string adb_get_homedir_path() {
     }
     return home_str;
 #else
+    if (getuid() == 0) {
+        struct stat statbuf;
+        const char run_homedir[] = "/run/arc/adb";
+        if (stat(run_homedir, &statbuf) == -1) {
+            if (adb_mkdir(run_homedir, 0700) == -1) {
+                PLOG(FATAL) << "Cannot mkdir '" << run_homedir << "'";
+            }
+        }
+        return run_homedir;
+    }
+
     if (const char* const home = getenv("HOME")) {
         return home;
     }