diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/docker.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/docker.nix
index 4ee84c5268e..ba04dfd5794 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/docker.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/docker.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ in
     listenOptions =
       mkOption {
         type = types.listOf types.str;
-        default = ["/var/run/docker.sock"];
+        default = ["/run/docker.sock"];
         description =
           ''
             A list of unix and tcp docker should listen to. The format follows