diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mullvad-vpn/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mullvad-vpn/default.nix
index 9b1a609d832..15dc909aa64 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mullvad-vpn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mullvad-vpn/default.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     wrapProgram $out/bin/mullvad-vpn --set MULLVAD_DISABLE_UPDATE_NOTIFICATION 1
 
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/mullvad-daemon \
+        --set-default MULLVAD_RESOURCE_DIR "$out/share/mullvad/resources"
+
     sed -i "s|Exec.*$|Exec=$out/bin/mullvad-vpn $U|" $out/share/applications/mullvad-vpn.desktop
 
     runHook postInstall