diff --git a/srcpkgs/nix/template b/srcpkgs/nix/template
index 425e9ebec69..ca6b50ba647 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nix/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nix/template
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ nix_package() {
 	make_dirs="
 		/nix/var/log/nix/drvs 0755 root root
 		/nix/var/nix/profiles 0755 root root
+		/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user 1777 root root
 		/nix/var/nix/temproots 0755 root root
 		/nix/var/nix/gcroots 0755 root root
 		/nix/var/nix/manifests 0755 root root