diff --git a/home/common/wm.nix b/home/common/wm.nix
index 37d98c6..bfd7e86 100644
--- a/home/common/wm.nix
+++ b/home/common/wm.nix
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ in
       };
     };
 
-    # this solves some inconsistent behavior with xdg-open
-    xdg.portal.xdgOpenUsePortal = true;
-
     services = {
       udiskie = {
         enable = mkDefault true;
diff --git a/system/common/desktop.nix b/system/common/desktop.nix
index edf5df4..5779eba 100644
--- a/system/common/desktop.nix
+++ b/system/common/desktop.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ in
       wl-clipboard
     ];
 
+    # this solves some inconsistent behavior with xdg-open
+    xdg.portal.xdgOpenUsePortal = true;
+
     # Enable flatpak
     services.flatpak.enable = mkDefault true;