diff --git a/modules/filetree/nvimtree/nvimtree.nix b/modules/filetree/nvimtree/nvimtree.nix
index 3e68f8af9..11aaaf29f 100644
--- a/modules/filetree/nvimtree/nvimtree.nix
+++ b/modules/filetree/nvimtree/nvimtree.nix
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ in {
       };
 
       cmd = mkOption {
-        default = "${pkgs.xdg-utils}/bin/xdg-open";
+        default =
+          if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin
+          then "open"
+          else "${pkgs.xdg-utils}/bin/xdg-open";
         description = "The open command itself";
         type = types.str;
       };