diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
index 7227ac4277e7..0220a052fdff 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ in
     systemd.targets.remote-fs.unitConfig.X-StopOnReconfiguration = true;
     systemd.services.systemd-importd = lib.mkIf cfg.package.withImportd {
       environment = proxy_env;
-      path = [ pkgs.gnupg ];
+      path = [ pkgs.gnupgMinimal ];
     };
     systemd.services.systemd-pstore.wantedBy = [ "sysinit.target" ]; # see #81138
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/sysupdate.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/sysupdate.nix
index 3fa8dc212ea2..91a165d7d5ab 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/sysupdate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/sysupdate.nix
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ in
 
     systemd.services.systemd-sysupdated = {
       aliases = [ "dbus-org.freedesktop.sysupdate1.service" ];
-      path = [ pkgs.gnupg ];
+      path = [ pkgs.gnupgMinimal ];
     };
 
     systemd.timers = {