diff --git a/modules/programs/bacon.nix b/modules/programs/bacon.nix
index a24d9ffe..ad2e9b5b 100644
--- a/modules/programs/bacon.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/bacon.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ let
   cfg = config.programs.bacon;
 
   settingsFormat = pkgs.formats.toml { };
+
+  configDir = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then
+    "Library/Application Support/org.dystroy.bacon"
+  else
+    "${config.xdg.configHome}/bacon";
+
 in {
   meta.maintainers = [ hm.maintainers.shimunn ];
 
@@ -34,7 +40,8 @@ in {
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     home.packages = [ cfg.package ];
 
-    xdg.configFile."bacon/prefs.toml".source =
-      settingsFormat.generate "prefs.toml" cfg.settings;
+    home.file."${configDir}/prefs.toml" = mkIf (cfg.settings != { }) {
+      source = settingsFormat.generate "prefs.toml" cfg.settings;
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/bacon/bacon.nix b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/bacon.nix
index 15d98127..6df88456 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/bacon/bacon.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/bacon.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-{ ... }: {
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  configDir = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then
+    "Library/Application Support/org.dystroy.bacon"
+  else
+    ".config/bacon";
+in {
   programs.bacon = {
     enable = true;
     settings = {
@@ -17,7 +23,7 @@
   };
   test.stubs.bacon = { };
   nmt.script = ''
-    assertFileExists home-files/.config/bacon/prefs.toml
-    assertFileContent home-files/.config/bacon/prefs.toml ${./expected.toml}
+    assertFileExists 'home-files/${configDir}/prefs.toml'
+    assertFileContent 'home-files/${configDir}/prefs.toml' ${./expected.toml}
   '';
 }
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/bacon/default.nix b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/default.nix
index 5859a2dd..191483ee 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/bacon/default.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/default.nix
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-{ bacon-program = ./bacon.nix; }
+{
+  bacon-program = ./bacon.nix;
+  bacon-empty-config = ./empty-config.nix;
+}
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/bacon/empty-config.nix b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/empty-config.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51ceb94e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/bacon/empty-config.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  configDir = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then
+    "Library/Application Support/org.dystroy.bacon"
+  else
+    ".config/bacon";
+in {
+  programs.bacon.enable = true;
+
+  test.stubs.bacon = { };
+
+  nmt.script = ''
+    assertPathNotExists 'home-files/${configDir}/prefs.toml'
+  '';
+}