diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index 7f824680b92e..148645ed1d67 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ let
     extraGSettingsOverrides = cfg.extraGSettingsOverrides;
   };
 
-  notExcluded = pkg: (!(lib.elem pkg config.environment.cinnamon.excludePackages));
+  notExcluded = pkg: (!(lib.elem (lib.getName pkg) (map lib.getName config.environment.cinnamon.excludePackages)));
 in
 
 {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
index cbbce8468569..8b043f109a36 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ let
     enableGnomePanel = true;
   } ++ cfg.flashback.customSessions;
 
-  notExcluded = pkg: mkDefault (!(lib.elem pkg config.environment.gnome.excludePackages));
+  notExcluded = pkg: mkDefault (!(lib.elem (lib.getName pkg) (map lib.getName config.environment.gnome.excludePackages)));
 
 in