diff --git a/modules/global/nix.nix b/modules/global/nix.nix
index 201dcea..3d35126 100644
--- a/modules/global/nix.nix
+++ b/modules/global/nix.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ with lib;
       auto-optimise-store = true;
 
       sandbox = true;
+      use-xdg-base-directories = true;
       keep-outputs = true;
       keep-derivations = true;
       fallback = true;