diff --git a/library/system/user b/library/system/user
index 0e29e443bf8..7d39c4439c1 100644
--- a/library/system/user
+++ b/library/system/user
@@ -389,9 +389,9 @@ class User(object):
             cmd.append(self.comment)
 
         if self.home is not None and info[5] != self.home:
-            cmd.append('-m')
             cmd.append('-d')
             cmd.append(self.home)
+            cmd.append('-m')
 
         if self.shell is not None and info[6] != self.shell:
             cmd.append('-s')