diff --git a/modules/home-manager/_private/state/paths.nix b/modules/home-manager/_private/state/paths.nix
index 0bcafcde..b52b33bc 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/_private/state/paths.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/_private/state/paths.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       pathsSubmodule = { lib, ... }: {
         options = {
           paths = lib.mkOption {
-            type = with lib.types; attrsOf (listOf str);
+            type = with lib.types; attrsOf (either path (listOf str));
             default = { };
             description = ''
               Set of paths to hold as a single source of truth for path-related