diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
index 7a597163e61..ada7a25604c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ in
     systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
       "d '${cfg.stateDir}' 0750 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} - -"
       "d '${cfg.stateDir}/logs' 0750 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} - -"
-      "Z '${cfg.stateDir}/logs' 0750 ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} - -"
+      "Z '${cfg.stateDir}' - ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group} - -"
     ];
 
     systemd.services.nginx = {