diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
index c5e6b28ae78d..750a462ad868 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@ in
 
         "systemd/system-environment-generators/env-generator".source =
           "${config.system.nixos-init.package}/bin/env-generator";
+
+        "sysctl.d/50-default.conf".source = "${cfg.package}/example/sysctl.d/50-default.conf";
       };
 
     services.dbus.enable = true;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/coredump.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/coredump.nix
index 747258c006ca..18211b960809 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/coredump.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/coredump.nix
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ in
               }}"
             ];
           };
-
-        "sysctl.d/50-default.conf".source = "${systemd}/example/sysctl.d/50-default.conf";
       };
 
       users.users.systemd-coredump = {