diff --git a/modules/home-environment.nix b/modules/home-environment.nix
index aca3723ef..497e174b1 100644
--- a/modules/home-environment.nix
+++ b/modules/home-environment.nix
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ in
       if config.submoduleSupport.enable
         && config.submoduleSupport.externalPackageInstall
       then "/etc/profiles/per-user/${cfg.username}"
+      else if config.nix.enable && (config.nix.settings.use-xdg-base-directories or false)
+      then "${config.xdg.stateHome}/nix/profile"
       else cfg.homeDirectory + "/.nix-profile";
 
     programs.bash.shellAliases = cfg.shellAliases;