diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/pcsx2/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/pcsx2/default.nix
index 95e94eeaff51..851c05c0578b 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/pcsx2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/pcsx2/default.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       -DPACKAGE_MODE=TRUE \
       -DPLUGIN_DIR="$out/lib/pcsx2" \
       -DREBUILD_SHADER=TRUE \
+      -DXDG_STD=TRUE \
       ..
   '';