diff --git a/.changes/enhance-resource-dir-linux.md b/.changes/enhance-resource-dir-linux.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c528bad12467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/enhance-resource-dir-linux.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"tauri-utils": patch:bug
+---
+
+Enhance resource directory resolution to support running on distros like NixOS.
diff --git a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/init.rs b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/init.rs
index 4c2a29e34f6a..c24ddbe84408 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/init.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-cli/src/mobile/init.rs
@@ -198,17 +198,9 @@ fn get_str<'a>(helper: &'a Helper) -> &'a str {
 
 fn get_str_array(helper: &Helper, formatter: impl Fn(&str) -> String) -> Option<Vec<String>> {
   helper.param(0).and_then(|v| {
-    v.value().as_array().and_then(|arr| {
-      arr
-        .iter()
-        .map(|val| {
-          val.as_str().map(
-            #[allow(clippy::redundant_closure)]
-            |s| formatter(s),
-          )
-        })
-        .collect()
-    })
+    v.value()
+      .as_array()
+      .and_then(|arr| arr.iter().map(|val| val.as_str().map(&formatter)).collect())
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/tauri-utils/src/platform.rs b/crates/tauri-utils/src/platform.rs
index 162539c9692b..7a9c99431ed5 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-utils/src/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-utils/src/platform.rs
@@ -309,12 +309,12 @@ fn resource_dir_from<P: AsRef<std::path::Path>>(
 
   #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
   {
-    res = if curr_dir.ends_with("/data/usr/bin") {
-      // running from the deb bundle dir
-      exe_dir
-        .join(format!("../lib/{}", package_info.name))
-        .canonicalize()
-        .map_err(Into::into)
+    // (canonicalize checks for existence, so there's no need for an extra check)
+    res = if let Ok(bundle_dir) = exe_dir
+      .join(format!("../lib/{}", package_info.name))
+      .canonicalize()
+    {
+      Ok(bundle_dir)
     } else if let Some(appdir) = &env.appdir {
       let appdir: &std::path::Path = appdir.as_ref();
       Ok(PathBuf::from(format!(