diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/include/setSystemMeshDictionaryIO.H b/src/OpenFOAM/include/setSystemMeshDictionaryIO.H
index c4e5a27ae9..b664940d1a 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/include/setSystemMeshDictionaryIO.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/include/setSystemMeshDictionaryIO.H
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if (dictPath.size())
 {
     dictIO = IOobject
     (
-        dictPath,
+        dictPath.expand(),
         mesh,
         IOobject::MUST_READ_IF_MODIFIED,
         IOobject::NO_WRITE
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/include/setSystemRunTimeDictionaryIO.H b/src/OpenFOAM/include/setSystemRunTimeDictionaryIO.H
index 510f278c60..15a812693e 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/include/setSystemRunTimeDictionaryIO.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/include/setSystemRunTimeDictionaryIO.H
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if (dictPath.size())
 {
     dictIO = IOobject
     (
-        dictPath,
+        dictPath.expand(),
         runTime,
         IOobject::MUST_READ_IF_MODIFIED,
         IOobject::NO_WRITE