diff --git a/modules/home-environment.nix b/modules/home-environment.nix
index b761594ac..627859160 100644
--- a/modules/home-environment.nix
+++ b/modules/home-environment.nix
@@ -227,8 +227,7 @@ in
 
     home.sessionVariables =
       let
-        maybeSet = name: value:
-          listToAttrs (optional (value != null) { inherit name value; });
+        maybeSet = n: v: optionalAttrs (v != null) { ${n} = v; };
       in
         (maybeSet "LANG" cfg.language.base)
         //