diff --git a/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix b/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
index d58e75bbad9..25b5c4a615f 100644
--- a/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
+++ b/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ in
       };
 
       videoDrivers = mkOption {
+        default = [];
         example = [ "vesa" ];
         description = ''
           The names of the video drivers that the X server should