diff --git a/etc/profile.sh b/etc/profile.sh
index 2e533a7457fd..e780b12988f6 100644
--- a/etc/profile.sh
+++ b/etc/profile.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ done
 # Search directory for Aspell dictionaries.
 export ASPELL_CONF="dict-dir $NIX_USER_PROFILE_DIR/profile/lib/aspell"
 
+# Search path for Emacs Lisp code.
+export EMACSLOADPATH=""
+for i in $NIX_PROFILES; do
+    export EMACSLOADPATH="$i/share/emacs/site-lisp:$EMACSLOADPATH"
+done
+
 export PATH=$HOME/bin:$PATH