diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
index 24379ec27354..5e171c08d893 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ in
     systemd.sockets.nix-daemon.wantedBy = [ "sockets.target" ];
 
     systemd.services.nix-daemon =
-      { path = [ nix pkgs.utillinux ]
-          ++ optionals cfg.distributedBuilds [ config.programs.ssh.package pkgs.gzip ]
+      { path = [ nix pkgs.utillinux config.programs.ssh.package ]
+          ++ optionals cfg.distributedBuilds [ pkgs.gzip ]
           ++ optionals (!isNix20) [ pkgs.openssl.bin ];
 
         environment = cfg.envVars