diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/perlless.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/perlless.nix
index 010e4f8f2a28..f75c2f558b94 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/perlless.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/perlless.nix
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 
 {
 
-  # Disable switching to a new configuration. This is not a necessary
-  # limitation of a perlless system but just a current one. In the future,
-  # perlless switching might be possible.
-  system.switch.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+  # switch-to-configuration-ng reimplements switch-to-configuration, but
+  # without perl.
+  system.switch = lib.mkDefault {
+    enable = false;
+    enableNg = true;
+  };
 
   # Remove perl from activation
   boot.initrd.systemd.enable = lib.mkDefault true;