diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontdir.nix b/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontdir.nix
index c4bd3a077d33..db4b6c638ab4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontdir.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontdir.nix
@@ -50,9 +50,8 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
 
-    # This is enough to make a symlink because the xserver
-    # module already links all /share/X11 paths.
     environment.systemPackages = [ x11Fonts ];
+    environment.pathsToLink = [ "/share/X11/fonts" ];
 
     services.xserver.filesSection = ''
       FontPath "${x11Fonts}/share/X11/fonts"