diff --git a/packages/hyprland/.config/hypr/hyprland.lua b/packages/hyprland/.config/hypr/hyprland.lua
index a3fd34c..90cd0bb 100644
--- a/packages/hyprland/.config/hypr/hyprland.lua
+++ b/packages/hyprland/.config/hypr/hyprland.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ hl.config({
 })
 
 -- machine-generated by src/install.ts based on chosen packages/detected hardware/locale
-pcall(require, "conf.d.autostart")
-pcall(require, "conf.d.locale")
-pcall(require, "conf.d.nvidia")
-pcall(require, "conf.d.terminal")
+pcall(require, "confd.autostart")
+pcall(require, "confd.locale")
+pcall(require, "confd.nvidia")
+pcall(require, "confd.terminal")
diff --git a/src/stow.ts b/src/stow.ts
index d542213..a1e198d 100644
--- a/src/stow.ts
+++ b/src/stow.ts
@@ -127,11 +127,13 @@ export function ensureSddmEnabled() {
   }
 }
 
-// Machine-generated Hyprland config lives under ~/.config/hypr/conf.d, sourced from the
-// stowed hyprland.lua via pcall(require, "conf.d.<name>") — never stowed itself, since it
-// varies per machine/per install run (chosen packages, detected hardware/locale).
+// Machine-generated Hyprland config lives under ~/.config/hypr/confd, sourced from the
+// stowed hyprland.lua via pcall(require, "confd.<name>") — never stowed itself, since it
+// varies per machine/per install run (chosen packages, detected hardware/locale). Named
+// "confd" (no dot) rather than "conf.d" because Lua's require() treats dots in the module
+// string as directory separators, so "conf.d.<name>" would resolve to conf/d/<name>.lua.
 function hyprConfD(): string {
-  return join(homedir(), ".config", "hypr", "conf.d");
+  return join(homedir(), ".config", "hypr", "confd");
 }
 
 // Only written when install detects an NVIDIA GPU.