diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index f609a95..83b7ae6 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@
  c-default-style "bsd"
  )
 
+;; (OS-specific) Set the default working directory.
+(if (or (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
+        (eq system-type 'ms-dos))
+    (setq default-directory (getenv "USERPROFILE"))
+  (setq default-directory "~/"))
+
 ;; Disable some unnecessary byte compilation warnings.
 (setq byte-compile-warnings '(not
                               free-vars