diff --git a/modules/misc/xdg-mime-apps.nix b/modules/misc/xdg-mime-apps.nix
index ac675d2df..979c7ea48 100644
--- a/modules/misc/xdg-mime-apps.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/xdg-mime-apps.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ in
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    # Deprecated but still used by some applications.
+    home.file.".local/share/applications/mimeapps.list".source =
+      config.xdg.configFile."mimeapps.list".source;
+
     xdg.configFile."mimeapps.list".text =
       let
         joinValues = mapAttrs (n: concatStringsSep ";");