diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
index 82c1032937c6..1d4d52750e00 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/plymouth.nix
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ in
       sed -i '/loginctl/d' $out/71-seat.rules
     '';
 
+    # We use `mkAfter` to ensure that LUKS password prompt would be shown earlier than the splash screen.
     boot.initrd.preLVMCommands = mkAfter ''
       mkdir -p /etc/plymouth
       ln -s ${configFile} /etc/plymouth/plymouthd.conf
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ in
       ln -s $extraUtils/lib/plymouth /etc/plymouth/plugins
 
       plymouthd --mode=boot --pid-file=/run/plymouth/pid --attach-to-session
-      plymouth --show-splash
+      plymouth show-splash
     '';
 
   };