diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/hydra/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/hydra/default.nix
index 252ca17006d..887a0cbf9a7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/hydra/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/hydra/default.nix
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ in
     users.users.hydra =
       { description = "Hydra";
         group = "hydra";
-        createHome = true;
+        # We don't enable `createHome` here because the creation of the home directory is handled by the hydra-init service below.
         home = baseDir;
         useDefaultShell = true;
         uid = config.ids.uids.hydra;