diff --git a/home-manager/editor/emacs/default.nix b/home-manager/editor/emacs/default.nix
index e688cb1c..a5b93ffe 100644
--- a/home-manager/editor/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/editor/emacs/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ let
 in
 {
   options.home-manager.editor.emacs.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "Emacs config" // {
-    default = (config.home-manager.editor.enable && config.home-manager.desktop.enable);
+    default = (config.home-manager.editor.enable && (config.home-manager.desktop.enable or false));
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf config.home-manager.editor.emacs.enable {
diff --git a/home-manager/editor/vscode/default.nix b/home-manager/editor/vscode/default.nix
index dd71fa73..e57aa121 100644
--- a/home-manager/editor/vscode/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/editor/vscode/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {
   options.home-manager.editor.vscode.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "VScode config" // {
-    default = (config.home-manager.editor.enable && config.home-manager.desktop.enable);
+    default = (config.home-manager.editor.enable && (config.home-manager.desktop.enable or false));
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf config.home-manager.editor.vscode.enable {