diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/node.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/node.nix
index 5e5fc7cd5524..417920402f34 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/node.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters/node.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ in
       ];
       # The timex collector needs to access clock APIs
       ProtectClock = any (collector: collector == "timex") cfg.disabledCollectors;
+      # Allow space monitoring under /home
+      ProtectHome = true;
     };
   };
 }