diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix
index 6d0416fbb15..eb3cb75b658 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ let
   '';
 
 
-  enablePHP = any (svc: svc.enablePHP) allSubservices;
+  enablePHP = mainCfg.enablePHP || any (svc: svc.enablePHP) allSubservices;
 
 
   # Generate the PHP configuration file.  Should probably be factored
@@ -531,6 +531,12 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
+      enablePHP = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = "Whether to enable the PHP module.";
+      };
+
       phpOptions = mkOption {
         type = types.lines;
         default = "";