diff --git a/modules/programs/zsh/prezto.nix b/modules/programs/zsh/prezto.nix
index 89a14746c..5c2853e7a 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."${relToDotDir ".zprofile"}".source =
-      "${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.file."${relToDotDir ".zprofile"}".text =
+      builtins.readFile "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zprofile";
+    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zlogin"}".text =
+      builtins.readFile "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zlogin";
+    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zlogout"}".text =
+      builtins.readFile "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zlogout";
     home.packages = with pkgs; [ zsh-prezto ];
 
-    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zshenv"}".source =
-      "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zshenv";
+    home.file."${relToDotDir ".zshenv"}".text =
+      builtins.readFile "${pkgs.zsh-prezto}/share/zsh-prezto/runcoms/zshenv";
     home.file."${relToDotDir ".zpreztorc"}".text = ''
       # Generated by Nix
       ${optionalString (cfg.caseSensitive != null) ''