diff --git a/modules/config/shells-environment.nix b/modules/config/shells-environment.nix
index 4ee80b39fa30..fe72194a1ab3 100644
--- a/modules/config/shells-environment.nix
+++ b/modules/config/shells-environment.nix
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ in
         /bin/sh
       '';
 
-    environment.etc."environment".text =
+    system.build.setEnvironment = pkgs.writeText "set-environment"
        ''
          ${concatStringsSep "\n" (
            (mapAttrsToList (n: v: ''export ${n}="${concatStringsSep ":" v}"'')
diff --git a/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix b/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
index 2324164316df..443c6f570c17 100644
--- a/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ in
     programs.bash = {
 
       shellInit = ''
-        . /etc/environment
+        . ${config.system.build.setEnvironment}
 
         ${cfge.shellInit}
       '';
diff --git a/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix b/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix
index 97e7a49e5765..cff751934d7d 100644
--- a/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ in
     programs.zsh = {
 
       shellInit = ''
-        . /etc/environment
+        . ${config.system.build.setEnvironment}
 
         ${cfge.shellInit}
       '';