diff --git a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
index b750820bfa5..f153cce4c72 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
@@ -326,30 +326,34 @@ in
       };
     };
 
-    services.zfs.zed.settings = mkOption {
-      type = with types; attrsOf (oneOf [ str int bool (listOf str) ]);
-      example = literalExample ''
-        {
-          ZED_DEBUG_LOG = "/tmp/zed.debug.log";
+    services.zfs.zed = {
+      enableMail = mkEnableOption "ZED's ability to send emails";
 
-          ZED_EMAIL_ADDR = [ "root" ];
-          ZED_EMAIL_PROG = "mail";
-          ZED_EMAIL_OPTS = "-s '@SUBJECT@' @ADDRESS@";
+      settings = mkOption {
+        type = with types; attrsOf (oneOf [ str int bool (listOf str) ]);
+        example = literalExample ''
+          {
+            ZED_DEBUG_LOG = "/tmp/zed.debug.log";
 
-          ZED_NOTIFY_INTERVAL_SECS = 3600;
-          ZED_NOTIFY_VERBOSE = false;
+            ZED_EMAIL_ADDR = [ "root" ];
+            ZED_EMAIL_PROG = "mail";
+            ZED_EMAIL_OPTS = "-s '@SUBJECT@' @ADDRESS@";
 
-          ZED_USE_ENCLOSURE_LEDS = true;
-          ZED_SCRUB_AFTER_RESILVER = false;
-        }
-      '';
-      description = ''
-        ZFS Event Daemon /etc/zfs/zed.d/zed.rc content
+            ZED_NOTIFY_INTERVAL_SECS = 3600;
+            ZED_NOTIFY_VERBOSE = false;
 
-        See
-        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>zed</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
-        for details on ZED and the scripts in /etc/zfs/zed.d to find the possible variables
-      '';
+            ZED_USE_ENCLOSURE_LEDS = true;
+            ZED_SCRUB_AFTER_RESILVER = false;
+          }
+        '';
+        description = ''
+          ZFS Event Daemon /etc/zfs/zed.d/zed.rc content
+
+          See
+          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>zed</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+          for details on ZED and the scripts in /etc/zfs/zed.d to find the possible variables
+        '';
+      };
     };
   };
 
@@ -437,7 +441,7 @@ in
       };
 
       services.zfs.zed.settings = {
-        ZED_EMAIL_PROG = mkDefault "${pkgs.mailutils}/bin/mail";
+        ZED_EMAIL_PROG = mkIf cfgZED.enableMail (mkDefault "${pkgs.mailutils}/bin/mail");
         PATH = lib.makeBinPath [
           cfgZfs.package
           pkgs.coreutils