diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index c8d485f694cc..745dae2ef724 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@
   ./programs/fzf.nix
   ./programs/gamemode.nix
   ./programs/gamescope.nix
+  ./programs/gdk-pixbuf.nix
   ./programs/geary.nix
   ./programs/git.nix
   ./programs/gnome-disks.nix
@@ -1497,7 +1498,6 @@
   ./services/x11/display-managers/xpra.nix
   ./services/x11/extra-layouts.nix
   ./services/x11/fractalart.nix
-  ./services/x11/gdk-pixbuf.nix
   ./services/x11/hardware/cmt.nix
   ./services/x11/hardware/digimend.nix
   ./services/x11/hardware/synaptics.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/gdk-pixbuf.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/gdk-pixbuf.nix
similarity index 65%
rename from nixos/modules/services/x11/gdk-pixbuf.nix
rename to nixos/modules/programs/gdk-pixbuf.nix
index 9e89d9f96c4a..f96259ccd2c7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/gdk-pixbuf.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/gdk-pixbuf.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
 let
-  cfg = config.services.xserver.gdk-pixbuf;
+  cfg = config.programs.gdk-pixbuf;
 
   loadersCache = pkgs.gnome._gdkPixbufCacheBuilder_DO_NOT_USE {
-    extraLoaders = lib.unique (cfg.modulePackages);
+    extraLoaders = lib.unique cfg.modulePackages;
   };
 in
 
 {
+  imports = [
+    (lib.mkRenamedOptionModule [ "services" "xserver" "gdk-pixbuf" ] [ "programs" "gdk-pixbuf" ])
+  ];
+
   options = {
-    services.xserver.gdk-pixbuf.modulePackages = lib.mkOption {
+    programs.gdk-pixbuf.modulePackages = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.package;
       default = [ ];
       description = "Packages providing GDK-Pixbuf modules, for cache generation.";
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ in
   # GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE to point to it.
   config = lib.mkIf (cfg.modulePackages != []) {
     environment.sessionVariables = {
-      GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE = "${loadersCache}";
+      GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE = loadersCache;
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix
index cf51f6025506..5bae328accde 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ in {
     environment.sessionVariables.KPACKAGE_DEP_RESOLVERS_PATH = "${kdePackages.frameworkintegration.out}/libexec/kf6/kpackagehandlers";
 
     # Enable GTK applications to load SVG icons
-    services.xserver.gdk-pixbuf.modulePackages = [pkgs.librsvg];
+    programs.gdk-pixbuf.modulePackages = [pkgs.librsvg];
 
     fonts.packages = [cfg.notoPackage pkgs.hack-font];
     fonts.fontconfig.defaultFonts = {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix
index 7d80b9b2641c..53d3b91bfa17 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ in
       };
 
       # Enable GTK applications to load SVG icons
-      services.xserver.gdk-pixbuf.modulePackages = [ pkgs.librsvg ];
+      programs.gdk-pixbuf.modulePackages = [ pkgs.librsvg ];
 
       fonts.packages = with pkgs; [ cfg.notoPackage hack-font ];
       fonts.fontconfig.defaultFonts = {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
index 85d0d199de3f..727802f3a63e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ in
     }];
 
     services.xserver.updateDbusEnvironment = true;
-    services.xserver.gdk-pixbuf.modulePackages = [ pkgs.librsvg ];
+    programs.gdk-pixbuf.modulePackages = [ pkgs.librsvg ];
 
     # Enable helpful DBus services.
     services.udisks2.enable = true;