diff --git a/modules/programs/neovim.nix b/modules/programs/neovim.nix
index 00d3ca8b7..5d9bba7e8 100644
--- a/modules/programs/neovim.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/neovim.nix
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ in {
     # link the packpath in expected folder so that even unwrapped neovim can pick
     # home-manager's plugins
     xdg.dataFile = mkMerge (mapAttrsToList (name: val: {
-      "nvim/site" = {
-        source = pkgs.vimUtils.packDir neovimConfig.packpathDirs;
+      "nvim/site/pack/hm-${name}" = {
+        source =  "${pkgs.neovimUtils.packDir packpathDirs}/pack/${name}";
       };
     }) neovimConfig.packpathDirs);