diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix
index a09c64645c48..a9e4998efe37 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ in
 
     plugins = mkOption {
       type = types.listOf types.package;
-      default = [ pkgs.ccid ];
       defaultText = literalExpression "[ pkgs.ccid ]";
       example = literalExpression "[ pkgs.pcsc-cyberjack ]";
       description = lib.mdDoc "Plugin packages to be used for PCSC-Lite.";
@@ -56,6 +55,8 @@ in
     environment.systemPackages = [ package ];
     systemd.packages = [ (getBin package) ];
 
+    services.pcscd.plugins = [ pkgs.ccid ];
+
     systemd.sockets.pcscd.wantedBy = [ "sockets.target" ];
 
     systemd.services.pcscd = {