diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/update-users-groups.pl b/nixos/modules/config/update-users-groups.pl
index 6ceb668a595..5a21cb45d52 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/update-users-groups.pl
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/update-users-groups.pl
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ foreach my $u (@{$spec->{users}}) {
     }
 
     # Ensure home directory incl. ownership and permissions.
-    if ($u->{createHome}) {
-        make_path($u->{home}, { mode => 0700 }) if ! -e $u->{home} and ! $is_dry;
+    if ($u->{createHome} and !$is_dry) {
+        make_path($u->{home}, { mode => oct($u->{homeMode}) }) if ! -e $u->{home};
         chown $u->{uid}, $u->{gid}, $u->{home};
         chmod oct($u->{homeMode}), $u->{home};
     }