diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot-builder.py b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot-builder.py
index 77280a9680e3..5398ef6b84eb 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot-builder.py
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot-builder.py
@@ -240,11 +240,11 @@ def main() -> None:
         if "@graceful@" == "1":
             flags.append("--graceful")
 
-        subprocess.check_call(["@systemd@/bin/bootctl", "--path=@efiSysMountPoint@"] + flags + ["install"])
+        subprocess.check_call(["@systemd@/bin/bootctl", "--esp-path=@efiSysMountPoint@"] + flags + ["install"])
     else:
         # Update bootloader to latest if needed
         available_out = subprocess.check_output(["@systemd@/bin/bootctl", "--version"], universal_newlines=True).split()[2]
-        installed_out = subprocess.check_output(["@systemd@/bin/bootctl", "--path=@efiSysMountPoint@", "status"], universal_newlines=True)
+        installed_out = subprocess.check_output(["@systemd@/bin/bootctl", "--esp-path=@efiSysMountPoint@", "status"], universal_newlines=True)
 
         # See status_binaries() in systemd bootctl.c for code which generates this
         installed_match = re.search(r"^\W+File:.*/EFI/(?:BOOT|systemd)/.*\.efi \(systemd-boot ([\d.]+[^)]*)\)$",
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def main() -> None:
 
         if installed_version < available_version:
             print("updating systemd-boot from %s to %s" % (installed_version, available_version))
-            subprocess.check_call(["@systemd@/bin/bootctl", "--path=@efiSysMountPoint@", "update"])
+            subprocess.check_call(["@systemd@/bin/bootctl", "--esp-path=@efiSysMountPoint@", "update"])
 
     mkdir_p("@efiSysMountPoint@/efi/nixos")
     mkdir_p("@efiSysMountPoint@/loader/entries")