diff --git a/modules/home/environment/xdg.nix b/modules/home/environment/xdg.nix
index 088721c5..c1f0b4e2 100644
--- a/modules/home/environment/xdg.nix
+++ b/modules/home/environment/xdg.nix
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ let
   associations = associations' // specifics;
 in
 {
+  home.preferXdgDirectories = true;
+
   xdg = {
     enable = true;