diff --git a/nix-darwin/default.nix b/nix-darwin/default.nix
index 24f042a7f..4b226d443 100644
--- a/nix-darwin/default.nix
+++ b/nix-darwin/default.nix
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ in
 
     users.users = mkIf cfg.useUserPackages (
       mapAttrs (username: usercfg: {
-        packages = usercfg.home.packages;
+        packages = [ usercfg.home.path ];
       }) cfg.users
     );
 
diff --git a/nixos/default.nix b/nixos/default.nix
index 62dcfc525..bb0e534ab 100644
--- a/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/default.nix
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ in {
       })));
 
     users.users = mkIf cfg.useUserPackages
-      (mapAttrs (username: usercfg: { packages = usercfg.home.packages; })
+      (mapAttrs (username: usercfg: { packages = [ usercfg.home.path ]; })
         cfg.users);
 
     systemd.services = mapAttrs' (_: usercfg: