diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index 040e9ce6775a..420346d1a7e8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ let
     extraGSettingsOverrides = cfg.extraGSettingsOverrides;
   };
 
-  notExcluded = pkg: (!(lib.elem (lib.getName pkg) (map lib.getName config.environment.cinnamon.excludePackages)));
+  notExcluded = pkg: utils.disablePackageByName pkg config.environment.cinnamon.excludePackages;
 in
 
 {