diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/security/fail2ban.nix b/nixos/modules/services/security/fail2ban.nix
index 395a5df8af0..ae1fd22d23e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/security/fail2ban.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/security/fail2ban.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ in
         serviceConfig =
           { ExecStart = "${pkgs.fail2ban}/bin/fail2ban-server -f";
             ReadOnlyDirectories = "/";
-            ReadWriteDirectories = "/run/fail2ban /var/tmp";
+            ReadWriteDirectories = "/run /var/tmp";
             CapabilityBoundingSet = "CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH CAP_NET_ADMIN CAP_NET_RAW";
           };