diff --git a/system/options.nix b/system/options.nix
index fee70d3311eb..9232e9a8c52d 100644
--- a/system/options.nix
+++ b/system/options.nix
@@ -1578,6 +1578,14 @@ root        ALL=(ALL) SETENV: ALL
 
   environment = {
 
+    pathsToLink = mkOption {
+      default = ["/bin" "/sbin" "/share"];
+      example = ["/"];
+      description = "
+        This allows to symlink more directories in /var/run/current-system/sw
+      ";
+    };
+
     extraPackages = mkOption {
       default = pkgs: [];
       example = pkgs: [pkgs.firefox pkgs.thunderbird];
diff --git a/system/system.nix b/system/system.nix
index 9e67236522da..311ddaf0a1e1 100644
--- a/system/system.nix
+++ b/system/system.nix
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ rec {
   systemPath = pkgs.buildEnv {
     name = "system-path";
     paths = systemPathList;
-    pathsToLink = ["/bin" "/sbin" "/man" "/share"];
+    inherit (config.environment) pathsToLink;
     ignoreCollisions = true;
   };