diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinydns.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinydns.nix
index 145357b828b1..709f751ee825 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinydns.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinydns.nix
@@ -58,10 +58,11 @@ with lib;
         ln -sf ${pkgs.writeText "tinydns-data" config.services.tinydns.data} data
         tinydns-data
       '';
-      script = ''
-        cd /var/lib/tinydns
-        exec ./run
-      '';
+      serviceConfig = {
+        StateDirectory = "tinydns";
+        WorkingDirectory = "/var/lib/tinydns";
+        ExecStart = "/var/lib/tinydns/run";
+      };
     };
   };
 }