diff --git a/config/xdg/gtk-2.0/.gtkrc-2.0 b/config/gtk-2.0/.gtkrc-2.0
similarity index 100%
rename from config/xdg/gtk-2.0/.gtkrc-2.0
rename to config/gtk-2.0/.gtkrc-2.0
diff --git a/config/xdg/gtk-3.0/settings.ini b/config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
similarity index 100%
rename from config/xdg/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
rename to config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini
diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index f26b0f7..7b0f230 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ in
     etc = {
       # gtk theme configuration
       # src: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/632879/how-to-set-a-system-wide-gtk-theme-in-nixos
-      "gtk-2.0".source =  ./config/xdg/gtk-2.0/.gtkrc-2.0;
-      "gtk-3.0".source =  ./config/xdg/gtk-3.0/settings.ini;
+      "gtk-2.0".source =  ./config/gtk-2.0/.gtkrc-2.0;
+      "gtk-3.0".source =  ./config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini;
     };
   };