diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nixos-manual.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nixos-manual.nix
index 7534eb0ae6a..3e1f53e79f3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nixos-manual.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nixos-manual.nix
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ in
     services.mingetty.helpLine = mkIf cfg.showManual
       "\nPress <Alt-F${toString cfg.ttyNumber}> for the NixOS manual.";
 
-    services.nixosManual.browser = mkDefault "${pkgs.w3m}/bin/w3m";
+    services.nixosManual.browser = mkDefault "${pkgs.w3m-nox}/bin/w3m";
 
   };