diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/docker-registry.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/docker-registry.nix
index 89bac4f47d73..1c2e2cc53590 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/docker-registry.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/docker-registry.nix
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ in {
 
       script = ''
         ${pkgs.docker-distribution}/bin/registry garbage-collect ${configFile}
-        ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl restart docker-registry.service
+        /run/current-system/systemd/bin/systemctl restart docker-registry.service
       '';
 
       startAt = optional cfg.enableGarbageCollect cfg.garbageCollectDates;