diff --git a/hack/generate_group.sh b/hack/generate_group.sh
index 839b9e52e..08fea0bce 100755
--- a/hack/generate_group.sh
+++ b/hack/generate_group.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
-GOPATH="${HOME}/go"
+GOPATH=`go env GOPATH`
 # generate-groups generates everything for a project with external types only, e.g. a project based
 # on CustomResourceDefinitions.