diff --git a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/zsh/default.nix b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/zsh/default.nix
index c3a11a9..e820075 100644
--- a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/zsh/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/zsh/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
 }:
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 {
-  environment.persistence."/persist"."${home}/.local/share/zsh" = { };
+  environment = {
+    persistence."/persist"."${home}/.local/share/zsh" = { };
+    # If we set this under home-manager.users.${user}.home.sessionVariables,
+    # it runs too late in the init process and zsh fails.
+    sessionVariables.ZDOTDIR = "$HOME/.config/zsh";
+  };
 
   home-manager.users.${user} = {
     imports = [ ./options.nix ];
@@ -33,9 +38,6 @@
       '';
     };
 
-    home = {
-      file.".zshenv".enable = false;
-      sessionVariables.ZDOTDIR = "${home}/.config/zsh";
-    };
+    home.file.".zshenv".enable = false;
   };
 }