diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
index bfc3c9b5da39..fcefdfa88a36 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
@@ -180,4 +180,4 @@ echo "starting systemd..."
 PATH=/run/current-system/systemd/lib/systemd \
     MODULE_DIR=/run/booted-system/kernel-modules/lib/modules \
     LOCALE_ARCHIVE=/run/current-system/sw/lib/locale/locale-archive \
-    exec systemd --log-target=journal # --log-level=debug --log-target=console --crash-shell
+    exec systemd