diff --git a/modules/home-environment.nix b/modules/home-environment.nix
index 80092c6e6..4d35c75cf 100644
--- a/modules/home-environment.nix
+++ b/modules/home-environment.nix
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ in
           if [[ ! -v oldGenPath || "$oldGenPath" != "$newGenPath" ]] ; then
             echo "Creating profile generation $newGenNum"
             $DRY_RUN_CMD ln -Tsf $VERBOSE_ARG "$newGenPath" "$newGenProfilePath"
-            $DRY_RUN_CMD ln -Tsf $VERBOSE_ARG "$newGenProfilePath" "$genProfilePath"
+            $DRY_RUN_CMD ln -Tsf $VERBOSE_ARG $(basename "$newGenProfilePath") "$genProfilePath"
             $DRY_RUN_CMD ln -Tsf $VERBOSE_ARG "$newGenPath" "$newGenGcPath"
           else
             echo "No change so reusing latest profile generation $oldGenNum"