diff --git a/nixos/tests/xfce.nix b/nixos/tests/xfce.nix
index 31f00f77c40d..3758ccbccf42 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/xfce.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/xfce.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ...} : {
     };
 
   testScript = { nodes, ... }: let
-    user = nodes.machine.config.users.users.alice;
+    user = nodes.machine.users.users.alice;
   in ''
       machine.wait_for_x()
       machine.wait_for_file("${user.home}/.Xauthority")