diff --git a/system/options.nix b/system/options.nix
index 3426c92356b..bf7c38d4dc8 100644
--- a/system/options.nix
+++ b/system/options.nix
@@ -986,6 +986,11 @@
     };
 
     jboss = {
+      enable = mkOption {
+        default = false;
+	description = "Whether to enable jboss";
+      };
+
       tempDir = mkOption {
         default = "/tmp";
 	description = "Location where JBoss stores its temp files";