diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/gnome.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
index ac0431411341..33290b8f2033 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
@@ -390,6 +390,10 @@ in
       systemd.packages = [
         pkgs.gnome-session
         pkgs.gnome-shell
+      ]
+      ++ removeExcluded [
+        pkgs.xdg-user-dirs # Update user dirs as described in https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
+        pkgs.xdg-user-dirs-gtk # Used to create the default bookmarks
       ];
 
       services.udev.packages = [