diff --git a/pkg/eval/compile_value.go b/pkg/eval/compile_value.go
index 8e48be1c..3fc73d73 100644
--- a/pkg/eval/compile_value.go
+++ b/pkg/eval/compile_value.go
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ func doTilde(v any) (any, error) {
 			}
 			_, isSlash := v.Segments[1].(glob.Slash)
 			if isSlash {
-				// ~username or ~username/xxx. Replace the first segment with
-				// the home directory of the specified user.
+				// ~username/xxx. Replace the first segment with the home
+				// directory of the specified user.
 				dir, err := getHome(seg.Data)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/eval/compile_value_test.go b/pkg/eval/compile_value_test.go
index df73610d..3ebe0a37 100644
--- a/pkg/eval/compile_value_test.go
+++ b/pkg/eval/compile_value_test.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestTilde(t *testing.T) {
 		case "other":
 			return otherHome, nil
 		default:
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("don't know home of %q", name)
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("don't know home of %v", name)
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ func TestTilde(t *testing.T) {
 		// Regression test for #793.
 		That("put ~other/*").Puts(otherHome+"/other1", otherHome+"/other2"),
 
+		That("put ~bad/*").Throws(ErrorWithMessage("don't know home of bad"), "~bad/*"),
+
 		// TODO: This should be a compilation error.
 		That("put ~*").Throws(ErrCannotDetermineUsername, "~*"),
 	)
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ func TestTilde_ErrorForCurrentUser(t *testing.T) {
 	Test(t,
 		That("put ~").Throws(err, "~"),
 		That("put ~/foo").Throws(err, "~/foo"),
+		That("put ~/*").Throws(err, "~/*"),
 	)
 }