diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/k3s/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/k3s/default.nix
index e62fbc94415c..afcc7abec4c5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/k3s/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/k3s/default.nix
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ in
     # supporting it, or their bundled containerd
     systemd.enableUnifiedCgroupHierarchy = false;
 
+    environment.systemPackages = [ config.services.k3s.package ];
+
     systemd.services.k3s = {
       description = "k3s service";
       after = mkIf cfg.docker [ "docker.service" ];