diff --git a/__nix-prepend-search-paths.js b/__nix-prepend-search-paths.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd477f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__nix-prepend-search-paths.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import GIRepository from "gi://GIRepository";
+"@typelibPath@".split(":").forEach(path => GIRepository.Repository.dup_default().prepend_search_path(path));
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index 456827c..4849e92 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: tuberry
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
+import './__nix-prepend-search-paths.js';
+
 import Adw from 'gi://Adw';
 import Gdk from 'gi://Gdk';
 import Gio from 'gi://Gio';