diff --git a/modules/misc/xdg-mime.nix b/modules/misc/xdg-mime.nix
index f41e3160f..598cab913 100644
--- a/modules/misc/xdg-mime.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/xdg-mime.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ in {
     home.packages = [
       # Explicitly install package to provide basic mime types.
       pkgs.shared-mime-info
+
+      # Make sure the target directories will be real directories.
+      (pkgs.runCommandLocal "dummy-xdg-mime-dirs" { } ''
+        mkdir -p $out/share/{applications,mime/packages}
+      '')
     ];
 
     home.extraProfileCommands = ''