diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/system/dbus.nix b/nixos/modules/services/system/dbus.nix
index d40f7d6d05d..853b458cf58 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/system/dbus.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/system/dbus.nix
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ in
     # Don't restart dbus-daemon. Bad things tend to happen if we do.
     systemd.services.dbus.reloadIfChanged = true;
 
+    systemd.services.dbus.restartTriggers = [ configDir ];
+
     environment.pathsToLink = [ "/etc/dbus-1" "/share/dbus-1" ];
 
   };