diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/upstart/upstart.nix b/nixos/modules/system/upstart/upstart.nix
index 5d5139b7a57..58523652864 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/upstart/upstart.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/upstart/upstart.nix
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ let
     config = {
 
       # The default name is the name extracted from the attribute path.
-      name = mkDefaultValue name;
+      name = mkDefault name;
 
     };