diff --git a/gnu/home/services/shells.scm b/gnu/home/services/shells.scm
index d96c951cd8..fd0a8397f6 100644
--- a/gnu/home/services/shells.scm
+++ b/gnu/home/services/shells.scm
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ (define-configuration home-fish-configuration
    serialize-fish-abbreviations))
 
 (define (fish-files-service config)
-  `(("config/fish/config.fish"
+  `((".config/fish/config.fish"
      ,(mixed-text-file
        "fish-config.fish"
        #~(string-append "\