diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/wireguard.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/wireguard.nix
index d4099be12a27..d36be87daf60 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/wireguard.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/wireguard.nix
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ in
         }) all_peers;
 
     boot.extraModulePackages = optional (versionOlder kernel.kernel.version "5.6") kernel.wireguard;
+    boot.kernelModules = [ "wireguard" ];
     environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.wireguard-tools ];
 
     systemd.services =