diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 293e13f..2f2b0f2 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ declare -r confdir='@sysconfdir@'
 declare -r BUILDSCRIPT='@BUILDSCRIPT@'
 declare -r startdir="$PWD"
 
+# gpg fails if PKGBUILD exports HOME without --homedir
+export GPGHOME="${HOME}/.gnupg"
+
 packaging_options=('strip' 'docs' 'libtool' 'emptydirs' 'zipman' 'purge' 'upx' \
                    'debug')
 other_options=('ccache' 'distcc' 'buildflags' 'makeflags')
@@ -1167,7 +1170,7 @@ check_pgpsigs() {
 			continue
 		fi
 
-		if ! gpg --quiet --batch --status-file "$statusfile" --verify "$file" "$sourcefile" 2> /dev/null; then
+		if ! gpg --homedir "${GPGHOME}" --quiet --batch --status-file "$statusfile" --verify "$file" "$sourcefile" 2> /dev/null; then
 			printf '%s' "$(gettext "FAILED")" >&2
 			if ! pubkey=$(awk '/NO_PUBKEY/ { print $3; exit 1; }' "$statusfile"); then
 				printf ' (%s)' "$(gettext "unknown public key") $pubkey" >&2
@@ -1894,8 +1897,7 @@ create_signature() {
 		SIGNWITHKEY="-u ${GPGKEY}"
 	fi
 	# The signature will be generated directly in ascii-friendly format
-	gpg --detach-sign --use-agent ${SIGNWITHKEY} "$filename" &>/dev/null || ret=$?
-
+	gpg --homedir "${GPGHOME}" --detach-sign --use-agent ${SIGNWITHKEY} "$filename" || ret=$?
 
 	if (( ! ret )); then
 		msg2 "$(gettext "Created signature file %s.")" "$filename.sig"
@@ -2751,7 +2753,7 @@ fi
 # check if gpg signature is to be created and if signing key is valid
 if { [[ -z $SIGNPKG ]] && check_buildenv "sign" "y"; } || [[ $SIGNPKG == 'y' ]]; then
 	SIGNPKG='y'
-	if ! gpg --list-key ${GPGKEY} &>/dev/null; then
+	if ! gpg --homedir "${GPGHOME}" --list-key ${GPGKEY} &>/dev/null; then
 		if [[ ! -z $GPGKEY ]]; then
 			error "$(gettext "The key %s does not exist in your keyring.")" "${GPGKEY}"
 		else