diff --git a/news/6804.bugfix b/news/6804.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db6a536e409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/6804.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make the --find-links option for install command expand tilde to the user's home directory.
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py b/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py
index ecf4d20bcd6..a41da4c59e7 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/cli/cmdoptions.py
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def make_search_scope(options, suppress_no_index=False):
         )
         index_urls = []
 
-    search_scope = SearchScope(
+    search_scope = SearchScope.create(
         find_links=options.find_links,
         index_urls=index_urls,
     )