diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/vdirsyncer.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/vdirsyncer.nix
index 6a069943434d..165dc70f0876 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/vdirsyncer.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/vdirsyncer.nix
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ let
     else
       pkgs.writeText "vdirsyncer-${name}.conf" (toIniJson (
         {
-          general = cfg'.config.general // (lib.optionalAttrs (cfg'.config.statusPath == null) {
-            status_path = "/var/lib/vdirsyncer/${name}";
-          });
+          general = cfg'.config.general // {
+            status_path = if cfg'.config.statusPath == null
+                          then "/var/lib/vdirsyncer/${name}"
+                          else cfg'.config.statusPath;
+          };
         } // (
           mapAttrs' (name: nameValuePair "pair ${name}") cfg'.config.pairs
         ) // (