diff --git a/modules/users/default.nix b/modules/users/default.nix
index 5e756946..c3ef4638 100644
--- a/modules/users/default.nix
+++ b/modules/users/default.nix
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ in
           dscl . -create '/Users/${v.name}' RealName '${v.description}'
           dscl . -create '/Users/${v.name}' NFSHomeDirectory '${v.home}'
           dscl . -create '/Users/${v.name}' UserShell '${v.shell}'
+          mkdir -p '${v.home}'
+          chown '${toString v.uid}:${toString v.gid}' '${v.home}'
         else
           if [ "$u" -ne ${toString v.uid} ]; then
             echo "warning: existing user '${v.name}' has unexpected uid $u, skipping..." >&2