diff --git a/home/modules/emacs/default.nix b/home/modules/emacs/default.nix
index ac9ae3f..05a4154 100644
--- a/home/modules/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/home/modules/emacs/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ in
       DOOMLOCALDIR = "${config.xdg.dataHome}/doom";
     };
 
-    home.file."${config.xdg.configHome}/doom".source = ./doom;
+    home.activation.doomConfig = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter ["writeBoundary"] ''
+      if [ ! -L "${config.xdg.configHome}/doom" ]; then
+        rm -rf "${config.xdg.configHome}/doom"
+        ln -sf "${./doom}" "${config.xdg.configHome}/doom"
+      fi
+    '';
   };
 }