diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/docker.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/docker.nix
index 97b2927cf1b..c99fc78d49e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/docker.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/docker.nix
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ in
           LimitNPROC = 1048576;
         } // proxy_env;
 
-        path = [ pkgs.kmod ] ++ (optional (cfg.storageDriver == "zfs") pkgs.zfs);
+        path = [ config.system.sbin.modprobe ] ++ (optional (cfg.storageDriver == "zfs") pkgs.zfs);
         environment.MODULE_DIR = "/run/current-system/kernel-modules/lib/modules";
 
         postStart = if cfg.socketActivation then "" else cfg.postStart;