diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/pixelfed.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/pixelfed.nix
index 62db479da3d4..4c64a10951ab 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/pixelfed.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/pixelfed.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ in {
     pixelfed = {
       enable = mkEnableOption "a Pixelfed instance";
       package = mkPackageOption pkgs "pixelfed" { };
-      phpPackage = mkPackageOption pkgs "php82" { };
+      phpPackage = mkPackageOption pkgs "php83" { };
 
       user = mkOption {
         type = types.str;