diff --git a/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml b/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
index a30c60b44..c0c25d0d2 100644
--- a/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
+++ b/borgmatic/config/schema.yaml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ map:
                     patterns" for more details.
                 example:
                     - '*.pyc'
-                    - ~/*/.cache
+                    - /home/*/.cache
                     - /etc/ssl
             exclude_from:
                 seq: