diff --git a/modules/targets/generic-linux.nix b/modules/targets/generic-linux.nix
index b5a07d5fa..d6a045b45 100644
--- a/modules/targets/generic-linux.nix
+++ b/modules/targets/generic-linux.nix
@@ -48,12 +48,8 @@ in {
     # We need to append system-wide FHS directories due to the default prefix
     # resolving to the Nix store.
     # https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/pull/2891#issuecomment-1101064521
-    home.sessionVariables = {
-      XCURSOR_PATH = "$XCURSOR_PATH\${XCURSOR_PATH:+:}" + concatStringsSep ":" [
-        "${config.home.profileDirectory}/share/icons"
-        "/usr/share/icons"
-        "/usr/share/pixmaps"
-      ];
+    home.sessionSearchVariables = {
+      XCURSOR_PATH = [ "/usr/share/icons" "/usr/share/pixmaps" ];
     };
 
     home.sessionVariablesExtra = ''