diff --git a/modules/dev/editors/emacs/default.nix b/modules/dev/editors/emacs/default.nix
index d595e58d..1785a3c3 100644
--- a/modules/dev/editors/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/modules/dev/editors/emacs/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ with lib; let
 
   myEmacs = pkgs.emacsWithPackagesFromUsePackage {
     config = ../../../../config/emacs/emacs.org;
-    package = pkgs.emacs- + cfg.type;
+    package = "pkgs.emacs-" + cfg.type;
     alwaysEnsure = true;
     alwaysTangle = true;
     extraEmacsPackages = epkgs: [