diff --git a/doc/builders/packages/ibus.section.md b/doc/builders/packages/ibus.section.md
index ec78cd0c9a96..4eb74c0b6912 100644
--- a/doc/builders/packages/ibus.section.md
+++ b/doc/builders/packages/ibus.section.md
@@ -34,5 +34,7 @@ The `ibus-engines.typing-booster` package contains a program named `emoji-picker
 On NixOS, it can be installed using the following expression:
 
 ```nix
-{ pkgs, ... }: { fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [ noto-fonts-emoji ]; }
+{ pkgs, ... }: {
+  fonts.packages = with pkgs; [ noto-fonts-emoji ];
+}
 ```
diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontconfig.nix b/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontconfig.nix
index 2eee5cd34d06..5e2e054f7c4e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontconfig.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontconfig.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ let
   # looking things up.
   makeCacheConf = { }:
     let
-      makeCache = fontconfig: pkgs.makeFontsCache { inherit fontconfig; fontDirectories = config.fonts.fonts; };
+      makeCache = fontconfig: pkgs.makeFontsCache { inherit fontconfig; fontDirectories = config.fonts.packages; };
       cache     = makeCache pkgs.fontconfig;
       cache32   = makeCache pkgs.pkgsi686Linux.fontconfig;
     in
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ let
       <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'urn:fontconfig:fonts.dtd'>
       <fontconfig>
         <!-- Font directories -->
-        ${concatStringsSep "\n" (map (font: "<dir>${font}</dir>") config.fonts.fonts)}
+        ${concatStringsSep "\n" (map (font: "<dir>${font}</dir>") config.fonts.packages)}
         ${optionalString (pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform == pkgs.stdenv.buildPlatform) ''
         <!-- Pre-generated font caches -->
         <cachedir>${cache}</cachedir>
diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontdir.nix b/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontdir.nix
index 9d41463c9470..3b5eaf5b2d7f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontdir.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/fonts/fontdir.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ let
   x11Fonts = pkgs.runCommand "X11-fonts" { preferLocalBuild = true; } ''
     mkdir -p "$out/share/X11/fonts"
     font_regexp='.*\.\(ttf\|ttc\|otb\|otf\|pcf\|pfa\|pfb\|bdf\)\(\.gz\)?'
-    find ${toString config.fonts.fonts} -regex "$font_regexp" \
+    find ${toString config.fonts.packages} -regex "$font_regexp" \
       -exec ln -sf -t "$out/share/X11/fonts" '{}' \;
     cd "$out/share/X11/fonts"
     ${optionalString cfg.decompressFonts ''
diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/fonts/ghostscript.nix b/nixos/modules/config/fonts/ghostscript.nix
index c284c4a0b0ab..5aae7f1d65e1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/fonts/ghostscript.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/fonts/ghostscript.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ with lib;
 
   config = mkIf config.fonts.enableGhostscriptFonts {
 
-    fonts.fonts = [ "${pkgs.ghostscript}/share/ghostscript/fonts" ];
+    fonts.packages = [ "${pkgs.ghostscript}/share/ghostscript/fonts" ];
 
   };
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/munin.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/munin.nix
index 9461bd3f35b8..f37f2689927e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/munin.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/munin.nix
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ in
 
     # Munin is hardcoded to use DejaVu Mono and the graphs come out wrong if
     # it's not available.
-    fonts.fonts = [ pkgs.dejavu_fonts ];
+    fonts.packages = [ pkgs.dejavu_fonts ];
 
     systemd.timers.munin-cron = {
       description = "batch Munin master programs";
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/ttys/kmscon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/ttys/kmscon.nix
index 1d98e7ddacc8..0a12ef48d084 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/ttys/kmscon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/ttys/kmscon.nix
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ in {
 
     fonts = mkIf (cfg.fonts != null) {
       fontconfig.enable = true;
-      fonts = map (f: f.package) cfg.fonts;
+      packages = map (f: f.package) cfg.fonts;
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
index b7341d4d8b49..a734bc288c9f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ in {
       ++ cfg.sessionPath;
 
     # Fonts.
-    fonts.fonts = mkDefault [
+    fonts.packages = mkDefault [
       pkgs.noto-fonts
       pkgs.hack-font
     ];
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index c7755aca4bb5..b3cbe4c324df 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ in
       qt.style = "adwaita";
 
       # Default Fonts
-      fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [
+      fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
         source-code-pro # Default monospace font in 3.32
         ubuntu_font_family # required for default theme
       ];
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/deepin.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/deepin.nix
index 70be6ed7c05e..b2369e2426f8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/deepin.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/deepin.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ in
       networking.networkmanager.enable = mkDefault true;
       programs.dconf.enable = mkDefault true;
 
-      fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [ noto-fonts ];
+      fonts.packages = with pkgs; [ noto-fonts ];
       xdg.mime.enable = true;
       xdg.menus.enable = true;
       xdg.icons.enable = true;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/enlightenment.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/enlightenment.nix
index 2de5d845d68b..1512b5fdf8a0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/enlightenment.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/enlightenment.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ in
 
     environment.etc."X11/xkb".source = xcfg.xkbDir;
 
-    fonts.fonts = [ pkgs.dejavu_fonts pkgs.ubuntu_font_family ];
+    fonts.packages = [ pkgs.dejavu_fonts pkgs.ubuntu_font_family ];
 
     services.udisks2.enable = true;
     services.upower.enable = config.powerManagement.enable;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
index 79b2e7c6ead7..5d950f7d7fc5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ in
         isSystem = true;
       };
 
-      fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [
+      fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
         cantarell-fonts
         dejavu_fonts
         source-code-pro # Default monospace font in 3.32
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
index e87ae5ae8124..2b4ee516aa19 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ in
       qt.style = "adwaita";
 
       # Default Fonts
-      fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [
+      fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
         inter
         open-dyslexic
         open-sans
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ in
       ])) config.environment.pantheon.excludePackages;
 
       # needed by screenshot
-      fonts.fonts = [
+      fonts.packages = [
         pkgs.pantheon.elementary-redacted-script
       ];
     })
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix
index 38f932ffb420..15a510fd8f96 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/plasma5.nix
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ in
       # Enable GTK applications to load SVG icons
       services.xserver.gdk-pixbuf.modulePackages = [ pkgs.librsvg ];
 
-      fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [ cfg.notoPackage hack-font ];
+      fonts.packages = with pkgs; [ cfg.notoPackage hack-font ];
       fonts.fontconfig.defaultFonts = {
         monospace = [ "Hack" "Noto Sans Mono" ];
         sansSerif = [ "Noto Sans" ];
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm-greeters/slick.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm-greeters/slick.nix
index 4456374cc569..ee9b4016c8ef 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm-greeters/slick.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm-greeters/slick.nix
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ in
       theme
     ];
 
-    fonts.fonts = [ font ];
+    fonts.packages = [ font ];
 
     environment.etc."lightdm/slick-greeter.conf".source = slickGreeterConf;
   };
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
index 53d9c99b47d0..846434a71865 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ let
   };
 
   fontsForXServer =
-    config.fonts.fonts ++
+    config.fonts.packages ++
     # We don't want these fonts in fonts.conf, because then modern,
     # fontconfig-based applications will get horrible bitmapped
     # Helvetica fonts.  It's better to get a substitution (like Nimbus
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ in
       '';
 
     fonts.enableDefaultFonts = mkDefault true;
-    fonts.fonts = [
+    fonts.packages = [
       (if cfg.upscaleDefaultCursor then fontcursormisc_hidpi else pkgs.xorg.fontcursormisc)
       pkgs.xorg.fontmiscmisc
     ];
diff --git a/nixos/tests/cage.nix b/nixos/tests/cage.nix
index db1b7854673d..3b49185124f3 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/cage.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/cage.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ...} :
   {
     imports = [ ./common/user-account.nix ];
 
-    fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [ dejavu_fonts ];
+    fonts.packages = with pkgs; [ dejavu_fonts ];
 
     services.cage = {
       enable = true;
diff --git a/nixos/tests/cups-pdf.nix b/nixos/tests/cups-pdf.nix
index 957b0296a755..5602193b0408 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/cups-pdf.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/cups-pdf.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ lib, pkgs, ... }: {
   nodes.machine = { pkgs, ... }: {
     imports = [ ./common/user-account.nix ];
     environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.poppler_utils ];
-    fonts.fonts = [ pkgs.dejavu_fonts ];  # yields more OCR-able pdf
+    fonts.packages = [ pkgs.dejavu_fonts ];  # yields more OCR-able pdf
     services.printing.cups-pdf.enable = true;
     services.printing.cups-pdf.instances = {
       opt = {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/fontconfig-default-fonts.nix b/nixos/tests/fontconfig-default-fonts.nix
index 664afc9bf44c..d422e3ccc41a 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/fontconfig-default-fonts.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/fontconfig-default-fonts.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ lib, ... }:
 
   nodes.machine = { config, pkgs, ... }: {
     fonts.enableDefaultFonts = true; # Background fonts
-    fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [
+    fonts.packages = with pkgs; [
       noto-fonts-emoji
       cantarell-fonts
       twitter-color-emoji
diff --git a/nixos/tests/miriway.nix b/nixos/tests/miriway.nix
index 9000e9278197..f12c4d5ecc41 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/miriway.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/miriway.nix
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }: {
       };
     };
 
-    fonts.fonts = [ pkgs.inconsolata ];
+    fonts.packages = [ pkgs.inconsolata ];
   };
 
   enableOCR = true;
diff --git a/nixos/tests/sway.nix b/nixos/tests/sway.nix
index d95334c10e49..695d4a770810 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/sway.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/sway.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }: {
       '';
     };
 
-    fonts.fonts = [ pkgs.inconsolata ];
+    fonts.packages = [ pkgs.inconsolata ];
 
     # Automatically configure and start Sway when logging in on tty1:
     programs.bash.loginShellInit = ''
diff --git a/nixos/tests/vscodium.nix b/nixos/tests/vscodium.nix
index 3eda8b6cfb20..d817ce927ff8 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/vscodium.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/vscodium.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ let
       environment.variables.NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";
       environment.variables.DISPLAY = "do not use";
 
-      fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [ dejavu_fonts ];
+      fonts.packages = with pkgs; [ dejavu_fonts ];
     };
     xorg = { pkgs, ... }: {
       imports = [ ./common/user-account.nix ./common/x11.nix ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/combine.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/combine.nix
index 008b519cd830..38a26721abfd 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/combine.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tex/texlive/combine.nix
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ in (buildEnv {
   passthru = {
     # This is set primarily to help find-tarballs.nix to do its job
     packages = pkgList.all;
-    # useful for inclusion in the `fonts.fonts` nixos option or for use in devshells
+    # useful for inclusion in the `fonts.packages` nixos option or for use in devshells
     fonts = "${texmfroot}/texmf-dist/fonts";
   };