diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
index ab7f7a5d..7e0f4bcc 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ in
       # "unar"
       "unzip"
       "wireguard-tools"
-      "xdg-terminal-exec"
       "xdg-utils"  # for xdg-open
       # "yarn"
       "zsh"
diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
index 70692c44..20e36766 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/default.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
       # "tokodon"
       "tuba"  # mastodon/pleroma client (stores pw in keyring)
       # "whalebird"  # pleroma client (Electron). input is broken on phosh.
+      "xdg-terminal-exec"
       "xterm"  # broken on phosh
     ];
   };