diff --git a/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh b/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
index 54649545..20e7a30e 100644
--- a/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
+++ b/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ _i "Starting Home Manager activation"
 $VERBOSE_RUN _i "Sanity checking Nix"
 nix-build --expr '{}' --no-out-link
 
+# Also make sure that the Nix profiles path is created.
+nix-env -q > /dev/null 2>&1
+
 migrateProfile
 setupVars