diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv-bubblewrap/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv-bubblewrap/default.nix
index d47f21bc364..a5637acbf27 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv-bubblewrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv-bubblewrap/default.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ let
       "hosts"
       "resolv.conf"
       "nsswitch.conf"
+      # User profiles
+      "profiles"
       # Sudo & Su
       "login.defs"
       "sudoers"
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv/env.nix b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv/env.nix
index 083e7617b50..89b567a249f 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv/env.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhs-userenv/env.nix
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ let
       ln -s /host/etc/resolv.conf resolv.conf
       ln -s /host/etc/nsswitch.conf nsswitch.conf
 
+      # symlink user profiles
+      ln -s /host/etc/profiles profiles
+
       # symlink sudo and su stuff
       ln -s /host/etc/login.defs login.defs
       ln -s /host/etc/sudoers sudoers