diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/glusterfs.nix b/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/glusterfs.nix
index e7f2de0a2dc7..15777d45f785 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/glusterfs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/network-filesystems/glusterfs.nix
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ in
           (for example, when you want to restart them manually at a later time),
           set this to 'process'.
         '';
-        default = "process";
+        default = "control-group";
       };
 
       stopKillTimeout = mkOption {