diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 723bed1..34ccbeb 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
     inputs = {
       home-manager.url = "github:rycee/home-manager";
       nix-doom-emacs.url = "github:vlaci/nix-doom-emacs/flake";
-      doomPrivateDir.url = "/path/to/doom.d";
-      doomPrivateDir.flake = false;
     };
 
     outputs = {
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@
       nixpkgs,
       home-manager,
       nix-doom-emacs,
-      doomPrivateDir,
       ...
     }: {
       nixosConfigurations.exampleHost = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
@@ -25,7 +22,7 @@
               imports = [ nix-doom-emacs.hmModule ];
               home.doom-emacs = {
                 enable = true;
-                inherit doomPrivateDir;
+                doomPrivateDir = ./path/to/doom.d;
               };
             };
           }
diff --git a/modules/home-manager.nix b/modules/home-manager.nix
index ee2616e..e5250ff 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ in
         The specified directory should  contain yoour `init.el`, `config.el` and
         `packages.el` files.
       '';
+      apply = path: builtins.path { inherit path; };
     };
     extraConfig = mkOption {
       description = ''