diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
index e80013158b59..583e1a20883e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
@@ -1691,9 +1691,7 @@ in
       )
     );
 
-    environment.etc."nginx/nginx.conf" = mkIf cfg.enableReload {
-      source = configFile;
-    };
+    environment.etc."nginx/nginx.conf".source = configFile;
 
     security.acme.certs =
       let