diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildkite-agent.nix b/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildkite-agent.nix
index 62ab1157d098..ac6514dfb37e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildkite-agent.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/continuous-integration/buildkite-agent.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ in
       };
 
       hooksPath = mkOption {
-        type = types.str;
+        type = types.path;
         default = "${pkgs.buildkite-agent}/share/hooks";
         defaultText = "${pkgs.buildkite-agent}/share/hooks";
         description = ''