diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-settings-daemon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-settings-daemon.nix
index 9d080acb2aaf..2f83fd653bde 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-settings-daemon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-settings-daemon.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,32 @@ in
       pkgs.gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon
     ];
 
+    systemd.packages = [
+      pkgs.gnome3.gnome-settings-daemon
+    ];
+
+    systemd.user.targets."gnome-session-initialized".wants = [
+      "gsd-color.target"
+      "gsd-datetime.target"
+      "gsd-keyboard.target"
+      "gsd-media-keys.target"
+      "gsd-print-notifications.target"
+      "gsd-rfkill.target"
+      "gsd-screensaver-proxy.target"
+      "gsd-sharing.target"
+      "gsd-smartcard.target"
+      "gsd-sound.target"
+      "gsd-wacom.target"
+      "gsd-wwan.target"
+      "gsd-a11y-settings.target"
+      "gsd-housekeeping.target"
+      "gsd-power.target"
+    ];
+
+    systemd.user.targets."gnome-session-x11-services".wants = [
+      "gsd-xsettings.target"
+    ];
+
   };
 
 }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
index c0cee95bdcb2..9b0c8d752cee 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
@@ -230,22 +230,7 @@ in
       services.system-config-printer.enable = (mkIf config.services.printing.enable (mkDefault true));
       services.telepathy.enable = mkDefault true;
 
-      systemd.packages = with pkgs.gnome3; [ vino gnome-session gnome-settings-daemon ];
-
-      # gnome-settings-daemon.nix is shared between several desktop
-      # environments (eg. mate and pantheon) so specify these gnome-shell specific
-      # service dependencies here instead.
-      systemd.user.targets."gnome-session-initialized".wants = [
-        "gsd-a11y-settings.target" "gsd-housekeeping.target" "gsd-power.target"
-        "gsd-color.target" "gsd-keyboard.target" "gsd-print-notifications.target"
-        "gsd-datetime.target" "gsd-media-keys.target" "gsd-rfkill.target"
-        "gsd-screensaver-proxy.target" "gsd-sound.target" "gsd-smartcard.target"
-        "gsd-sharing.target" "gsd-wacom.target" "gsd-wwan.target"
-      ];
-
-      systemd.user.targets."gnome-session-x11-services".wants = [
-        "gsd-xsettings.target"
-      ];
+      systemd.packages = with pkgs.gnome3; [ vino gnome-session ];
 
       services.avahi.enable = mkDefault true;