diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/garage.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/garage.nix
index 2491c788d6c5..df8ed96f8d90 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/garage.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/garage.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ in
 
     package = mkOption {
       # TODO: when 23.05 is released and if Garage 0.9 is the default, put a stateVersion check.
-      default = if versionAtLeast stateVersion "23.05" then pkgs.garage_0_8_0
+      default = if versionAtLeast config.system.stateVersion "23.05" then pkgs.garage_0_8
                 else pkgs.garage_0_7;
       defaultText = literalExpression "pkgs.garage_0_7";
       type = types.package;