diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix
index f3fc4c3cc79..54b6693f85a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix
@@ -10,39 +10,37 @@ let
     paths = map (p: "${p}/pcsc/drivers") config.services.pcscd.plugins;
   };
 
-in {
+in
+{
 
   ###### interface
 
-  options = {
+  options.services.pcscd = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "PCSC-Lite daemon";
 
-    services.pcscd = {
-      enable = mkEnableOption "PCSC-Lite daemon";
+    plugins = mkOption {
+      type = types.listOf types.package;
+      default = [ pkgs.ccid ];
+      defaultText = "[ pkgs.ccid ]";
+      example = literalExample "[ pkgs.pcsc-cyberjack ]";
+      description = "Plugin packages to be used for PCSC-Lite.";
+    };
 
-      plugins = mkOption {
-        type = types.listOf types.package;
-        default = [ pkgs.ccid ];
-        defaultText = "[ pkgs.ccid ]";
-        example = literalExample "[ pkgs.pcsc-cyberjack ]";
-        description = "Plugin packages to be used for PCSC-Lite.";
-      };
+    readerConfig = mkOption {
+      type = types.lines;
+      default = "";
+      example = ''
+        FRIENDLYNAME      "Some serial reader"
+        DEVICENAME        /dev/ttyS0
+        LIBPATH           /path/to/serial_reader.so
+        CHANNELID         1
+      '';
+      description = ''
+        Configuration for devices that aren't hotpluggable.
 
-      readerConfig = mkOption {
-        type = types.lines;
-        default = "";
-        example = ''
-          FRIENDLYNAME      "Some serial reader"
-          DEVICENAME        /dev/ttyS0
-          LIBPATH           /path/to/serial_reader.so
-          CHANNELID         1
-        '';
-        description = ''
-          Configuration for devices that aren't hotpluggable.
-
-          See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>reader.conf</refentrytitle>
-          <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for valid options.
-        '';
-      };
+        See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>reader.conf</refentrytitle>
+        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for valid options.
+      '';
     };
   };
 
@@ -50,20 +48,15 @@ in {
 
   config = mkIf config.services.pcscd.enable {
 
-    systemd.sockets.pcscd = {
-      description = "PCSC-Lite Socket";
-      wantedBy = [ "sockets.target" ];
-      before = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      socketConfig.ListenStream = "/run/pcscd/pcscd.comm";
-    };
+    environment.etc."reader.conf".source = cfgFile;
+
+    systemd.packages = [ (getBin pkgs.pcsclite) ];
+
+    systemd.sockets.pcscd.wantedBy = [ "sockets.target" ];
 
     systemd.services.pcscd = {
-      description = "PCSC-Lite daemon";
       environment.PCSCLITE_HP_DROPDIR = pluginEnv;
-      serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStart = "${getBin pkgs.pcsclite}/sbin/pcscd -f -x -c ${cfgFile}";
-        ExecReload = "${getBin pkgs.pcsclite}/sbin/pcscd -H";
-      };
+      restartTriggers = [ "/etc/reader.conf" ];
     };
   };
 }