diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/nbd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/nbd.nix
index 1fcbc1969543..457c423aa89b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/nbd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/nbd.nix
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ let
     generic = (
       cfg.server.extraOptions
       // {
-        user = "root";
-        group = "root";
         port = cfg.server.listenPort;
       }
       // (optionalAttrs (cfg.server.listenAddress != null) {