diff --git a/modules/home-environment.nix b/modules/home-environment.nix
index 9d61cc99f..bf83f0d28 100644
--- a/modules/home-environment.nix
+++ b/modules/home-environment.nix
@@ -679,7 +679,6 @@ in
             gnused
             ncurses             # For `tput`.
           ]
-          ++ optional (config.nix.enable && config.nix.package != null) config.nix.package
           ++ config.home.extraActivationPath
         )
         + (
@@ -688,7 +687,7 @@ in
           if config.nix.enable && config.nix.package != null then
             ":${config.nix.package}/bin"
           else
-            ":$(dirname $(readlink -m $(type -p nix-env)))"
+            ":$(${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/dirname $(${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/readlink -m $(type -p nix-env)))"
         )
         + optionalString (!cfg.emptyActivationPath) "\${PATH:+:}$PATH";