diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 02f1fd0e5583..99c897c23bbe 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -1608,7 +1608,10 @@ in
   systemd-pstore = runTest ./systemd-pstore.nix;
   systemd-repart = handleTest ./systemd-repart.nix { };
   systemd-resolved = runTest ./systemd-resolved.nix;
-  systemd-shutdown = runTest ./systemd-shutdown.nix;
+  systemd-shutdown = runTest {
+    imports = [ ./systemd-shutdown.nix ];
+    _module.args.systemdStage1 = false;
+  };
   systemd-ssh-proxy = runTest ./systemd-ssh-proxy.nix;
   systemd-sysupdate = runTest ./systemd-sysupdate.nix;
   systemd-sysusers-immutable = runTest ./systemd-sysusers-immutable.nix;
diff --git a/nixos/tests/systemd-shutdown.nix b/nixos/tests/systemd-shutdown.nix
index 827cbac300d8..7439c9331182 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/systemd-shutdown.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/systemd-shutdown.nix
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ in
   name = "systemd-shutdown";
   meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ das_j ];
 
-  _module.args.systemdStage1 = lib.mkDefault false;
-
   nodes.machine = {
     imports = [ ../modules/profiles/minimal.nix ];
     systemd.shutdownRamfs.contents."/etc/systemd/system-shutdown/shutdown-message".source =