diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
index 1ab898d35bc2..2b707f61da08 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ let
     extraGSettingsOverrides = cfg.extraGSettingsOverrides;
   };
 
-  notExcluded = pkg: (!(lib.elem pkg config.environment.pantheon.excludePackages));
+  notExcluded = pkg: utils.disablePackageByName pkg config.environment.pantheon.excludePackages;
 in
 
 {