diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/icewm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/icewm.nix
index 48741aa41d85..e3cb5cc3be2b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/icewm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/icewm.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in
       { name = "icewm";
         start =
           ''
-            ${pkgs.icewm}/bin/icewm &
+            ${pkgs.icewm}/bin/icewm-session &
             waitPID=$!
           '';
       };