diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
index 2d53eb58f287..3dcc5431e7c8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce.nix
@@ -220,7 +220,10 @@ in
 
     # Enable helpful DBus services.
     services.udisks2.enable = true;
-    security.polkit.enable = true;
+    security.polkit = {
+      enable = true;
+      enablePkexecWrapper = lib.mkDefault true;
+    };
     services.accounts-daemon.enable = true;
     services.upower.enable = config.powerManagement.enable;
     services.gnome.glib-networking.enable = true;