diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
index 249e99ddc472..286faeadc489 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/bash/bash.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ let
   cfg = config.programs.bash;
 
   bashAliases = concatStringsSep "\n" (
-    mapAttrsFlatten (k: v: "alias ${k}=${escapeShellArg v}")
+    mapAttrsFlatten (k: v: "alias -- ${k}=${escapeShellArg v}")
       (filterAttrs (k: v: v != null) cfg.shellAliases)
   );
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix
index 29790e0dd759..cb55717b588a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/zsh.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ let
   opt = options.programs.zsh;
 
   zshAliases = concatStringsSep "\n" (
-    mapAttrsFlatten (k: v: "alias ${k}=${escapeShellArg v}")
+    mapAttrsFlatten (k: v: "alias -- ${k}=${escapeShellArg v}")
       (filterAttrs (k: v: v != null) cfg.shellAliases)
   );