diff --git a/modules/programs/zsh.nix b/modules/programs/zsh.nix
index 9e3c517d2..9b554c491 100644
--- a/modules/programs/zsh.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/zsh.nix
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ in
         '') cfg.plugins)}
 
         # Oh-My-Zsh/Prezto calls compinit during initialization,
-        # calling it twice causes sight start up slowdown
+        # calling it twice causes slight start up slowdown
         # as all $fpath entries will be traversed again.
         ${optionalString (cfg.enableCompletion && !cfg.oh-my-zsh.enable && !cfg.prezto.enable)
           "autoload -U compinit && compinit"
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ in
         ''}
 
         ${optionalString cfg.prezto.enable
-            (builtins.readFile "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/runcoms/zshrc")}
+            (builtins.readFile "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zshrc")}
 
         ${concatStrings (map (plugin: ''
           if [ -f "$HOME/${pluginsDir}/${plugin.name}/${plugin.file}" ]; then
diff --git a/modules/programs/zsh/prezto.nix b/modules/programs/zsh/prezto.nix
index 1bd1be584..89a14746c 100644
--- a/modules/programs/zsh/prezto.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/zsh/prezto.nix
@@ -351,16 +351,16 @@ in {
     };
   };
   config = mkIf cfg.enable (mkMerge [{
-    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zprofile"}".text =
-      builtins.readFile "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/runcoms/zprofile";
-    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zlogin"}".text =
-      builtins.readFile "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/runcoms/zlogin";
-    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zlogout"}".text =
-      builtins.readFile "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/runcoms/zlogout";
+    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zprofile"}".source =
+      "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zprofile";
+    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zlogin"}".source =
+      "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zlogin";
+    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zlogout"}".source =
+      "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zlogout";
     home.packages = with pkgs; [ zsh-prezto ];
 
-    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zshenv"}".text =
-      (builtins.readFile "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/runcoms/zshenv");
+    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zshenv"}".source =
+      "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zshenv";
     home.file."${relToDotDir ".zpreztorc"}".text = ''
       # Generated by Nix
       ${optionalString (cfg.caseSensitive != null) ''
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/zsh/prezto.nix b/tests/modules/programs/zsh/prezto.nix
index cc173bab8..5bc95510d 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/zsh/prezto.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/zsh/prezto.nix
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ with lib;
     nixpkgs.overlays = [
       (self: super: {
         zsh-prezto = super.runCommandLocal "dummy-zsh-prezto" { } ''
-          mkdir -p $out/runcoms
-          echo '# zprofile' > $out/runcoms/zprofile
-          echo '# zlogin' > $out/runcoms/zlogin
-          echo '# zlogout' > $out/runcoms/zlogout
-          echo '# zshenv' > $out/runcoms/zshenv
+          mkdir -p $out/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms
+          echo '# zprofile' > $out/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zprofile
+          echo '# zlogin' > $out/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zlogin
+          echo '# zlogout' > $out/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zlogout
+          echo '# zshenv' > $out/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zshenv
         '';
       })
     ];