diff --git a/modules/config/system-path.nix b/modules/config/system-path.nix
index 50617ec91da..a8c85f65b2d 100644
--- a/modules/config/system-path.nix
+++ b/modules/config/system-path.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ let
       pkgs.gzip
       pkgs.less
       pkgs.libcap
-      pkgs.lvm2
       pkgs.man
       pkgs.mdadm
       pkgs.module_init_tools
diff --git a/modules/tasks/lvm.nix b/modules/tasks/lvm.nix
index 4aebb33767e..a7c3c7540c0 100644
--- a/modules/tasks/lvm.nix
+++ b/modules/tasks/lvm.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
             ${config.system.sbin.modprobe}/sbin/modprobe dm_mod || true
 
             ${pkgs.devicemapper}/sbin/dmsetup mknodes
+            
             # Scan for block devices that might contain LVM physical volumes
             # and volume groups.
             ${pkgs.lvm2}/sbin/vgscan --mknodes
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@
         task = true;
       };
 
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.devicemapper pkgs.lvm2 ];
+
   };
   
 }