diff --git a/nix/build.nix b/nix/build.nix
index 19df416a80..873431a427 100644
--- a/nix/build.nix
+++ b/nix/build.nix
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ craneLib.buildPackage (
 
           mkdir -p $out/bin $out/libexec
           cp $TARGET_DIR/zed $out/libexec/zed-editor
-          cp $TARGET_DIR/cli $out/bin/zed
+          cp $TARGET_DIR/cli  $out/bin/zed
+          ln -s $out/bin/zed $out/bin/zeditor  # home-manager expects the CLI binary to be here
+
 
           install -D "crates/zed/resources/app-icon-nightly@2x.png" \
             "$out/share/icons/hicolor/1024x1024@2x/apps/zed.png"