diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/timesyncd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/timesyncd.nix
index 9e2f36ca01f..35fb5578b07 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/timesyncd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/timesyncd.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ with lib;
 
     systemd.services.systemd-timesyncd = {
       wantedBy = [ "sysinit.target" ];
+      aliases = [ "dbus-org.freedesktop.timesync1.service" ];
       restartTriggers = [ config.environment.etc."systemd/timesyncd.conf".source ];
     };