--- /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion	2014-03-04 15:22:59.381024581 +0100
+++ -	2014-03-04 15:23:03.870715754 +0100
@@ -543,6 +543,9 @@
         printf -v $2 %q "$1"
     fi
 
+    # HACK: workaround for Bash 4.3 change
+    [[ ${!2} == \\~* ]] && eval $2=${!2:1}
+
     # If result becomes quoted like this: $'string', re-evaluate in order to
     # drop the additional quoting.  See also: http://www.mail-archive.com/
     # bash-completion-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org/msg01942.html