1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libexpr/parser.y b/src/libexpr/parser.y
index 8cbc2da4d..7c9b5a2db 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/parser.y
+++ b/src/libexpr/parser.y
@@ -520,6 +520,12 @@ path_start
     $$ = new ExprPath(path);
   }
   | HPATH {
+    if (evalSettings.pureEval) {
+        throw Error(
+            "the path '%s' can not be resolved in pure mode",
+            std::string_view($1.p, $1.l)
+        );
+    }
     Path path(getHome() + std::string($1.p + 1, $1.l - 1));
     $$ = new ExprPath(path);
   }