diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/qemu-guest.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/qemu-guest.nix
index d0290d661cce..d1ebfd10bc99 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/qemu-guest.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/qemu-guest.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "virtio_scsi"
     "9p"
     "9pnet_virtio"
+    "virtiofs"
   ];
   boot.initrd.kernelModules = [
     "virtio_balloon"
diff --git a/nixos/tests/systemd-machinectl.nix b/nixos/tests/systemd-machinectl.nix
index 493188e4683f..4b6c8febbb04 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/systemd-machinectl.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/systemd-machinectl.nix
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ let
   # improvement: move following profile to ../modules/profiles/vmspawn-guest.nix
   profile-guest-vmspawn = {
     imports = [ ../modules/profiles/qemu-guest.nix ];
-    # improvement: move following configuration to qemu-guest.nix
-    boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [
-      "virtiofs"
-    ];
 
     boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
     # root is defined by systemd-vmspawn