diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fi/finit/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fi/finit/package.nix
index 0993428521b1..a5cf42193cf3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fi/finit/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fi/finit/package.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "--localstatedir=/var"
 
     # tweak default plugin list
-    "--enable-modprobe-plugin=yes"
     "--enable-modules-load-plugin=yes"
     "--enable-hotplug-plugin=no"