diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/epmd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/epmd.nix
index 08e9400702da..0d92a4586fe4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/epmd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/epmd.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ in
         Erlang computations.
       '';
     };
-    package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "erlang" { };
+    package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs [ "beamPackages" "erlang" ] { };
     listenStream = lib.mkOption {
       type = oneOf [
         str