diff --git a/modules/programs/offlineimap.nix b/modules/programs/offlineimap.nix
index b6ba847e9..177c0ca5e 100644
--- a/modules/programs/offlineimap.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/offlineimap.nix
@@ -158,6 +158,17 @@ in {
     home.packages = [ pkgs.offlineimap ];
 
     xdg.configFile."offlineimap/get_settings.py".text = cfg.pythonFile;
+    xdg.configFile."offlineimap/get_settings.pyc".source = "${
+        pkgs.runCommandLocal "get_settings-compile" {
+          nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.python2 ];
+          pythonFile = cfg.pythonFile;
+          passAsFile = [ "pythonFile" ];
+        } ''
+          mkdir -p $out/bin
+          cp $pythonFilePath $out/bin/get_settings.py
+          python2 -m py_compile $out/bin/get_settings.py
+        ''
+      }/bin/get_settings.pyc";
 
     xdg.configFile."offlineimap/config".text = ''
       # Generated by Home Manager.