diff --git a/profile/flatpak.sh b/profile/flatpak.sh
index 9dc6cf90..395f93b8 100644
--- a/profile/flatpak.sh
+++ b/profile/flatpak.sh
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ if command -v flatpak > /dev/null; then
 
     export XDG_DATA_DIRS
     XDG_DATA_DIRS="${new_dirs:+${new_dirs}:}${XDG_DATA_DIRS:-/usr/local/share:/usr/share}"
+
+    unset new_dirs
 fi