diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/sddm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/sddm.nix
index e6cc02e4d491..7d48a508cd4b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/sddm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/sddm.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ let
     DisplayCommand=${Xsetup}
     DisplayStopCommand=${Xstop}
 
+    # This doesn't mean we have wayland support yet but is only to shut up an
+    # error about a missing default directory
+    [Wayland]
+    SessionDir=${dmcfg.session.desktops}
+
     ${optionalString cfg.autoLogin.enable ''
     [Autologin]
     User=${cfg.autoLogin.user}