1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix
index b20b0168e40f..61af2768e295 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/initrd.nix
@@ -135,8 +135,13 @@ in {
       '';
     };
 
-    package = mkPackageOptionMD pkgs "systemd" {
-      default = "systemdStage1";
+    package = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.package;
+      default = config.systemd.package;
+      defaultText = lib.literalExpression "config.systemd.package";
+      description = ''
+        The systemd package to use.
+      '';
     };
 
     extraConfig = mkOption {