diff --git a/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix b/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
index 25b5c4a615f..92324de042f 100644
--- a/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
+++ b/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ in
       };
 
       videoDrivers = mkOption {
-        default = [];
+        # !!! We'd like "nv" here, but it segfaults the X server.  Idem for
+        # "vmware".
+        default = [ "ati" "cirrus" "intel" "vesa" ];
         example = [ "vesa" ];
         description = ''
           The names of the video drivers that the X server should
@@ -496,10 +498,6 @@ in
         '')}
       '';
 
-    # The default set of supported video drivers.  !!! We'd like "nv"
-    # here, but it segfaults the X server.  Idem for "vmware".
-    services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "ati" "cirrus" "intel" "vesa" ];
-
   };
 
 }