diff --git a/modules/users/default.nix b/modules/users/default.nix
index b3ccb90a..5e756946 100644
--- a/modules/users/default.nix
+++ b/modules/users/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ let
   createdUsers = mapAttrsToList (n: v: v) (filterAttrs (n: v: isCreated cfg.knownUsers v.name) cfg.users);
   deletedGroups = filter (n: isDeleted cfg.groups n) cfg.knownGroups;
   deletedUsers = filter (n: isDeleted cfg.users n) cfg.knownUsers;
+
+  packageUsers = filterAttrs (_: u: u.packages != []) cfg.users;
 in
 
 {
@@ -166,8 +168,8 @@ in
         inherit (config.environment) pathsToLink extraOutputsToInstall;
         inherit (config.system.path) postBuild;
       };
-    }) (filterAttrs (_: u: u.packages != []) cfg.users);
+    }) packageUsers;
 
-    environment.profiles = mkOrder 900 [ "/etc/profiles/per-user/$USER" ];
+    environment.profiles = mkIf (packageUsers != {}) (mkOrder 900 [ "/etc/profiles/per-user/$USER" ]);
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/environment-path.nix b/tests/environment-path.nix
index d347c7de..7d2f46dd 100644
--- a/tests/environment-path.nix
+++ b/tests/environment-path.nix
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ with lib;
 
 {
   test = ''
-    echo checking /run/current-system/sw/bin in setEnvironment >&2
+    echo checking /run/current-system/sw/bin in environment >&2
     grep 'export PATH=.*:/run/current-system/sw/bin' ${config.system.build.setEnvironment}
 
-    echo checking /bin and /sbin in setEnvironment >&2
+    echo checking /bin and /sbin in environment >&2
     grep 'export PATH=.*:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin' ${config.system.build.setEnvironment}
   '';
 }
diff --git a/tests/users-packages.nix b/tests/users-packages.nix
index c7d9895a..02338970 100644
--- a/tests/users-packages.nix
+++ b/tests/users-packages.nix
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@ in
 
     echo checking for unexpected paths in /etc/profiles/per-user/foo/bin >&2
     test -e ${config.out}/etc/profiles/per-user/foo/lib/libhello.dylib && return
+
+    echo "checking /etc/profiles/per-user/foo/bin in environment" >&2
+    grep 'export PATH=.*:/etc/profiles/per-user/$USER/bin' ${config.system.build.setEnvironment}
   '';
 }