diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
index 32e18ff0052..f798862513c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ in
     # Some overrides to upstream units.
     systemd.services."systemd-backlight@".restartIfChanged = false;
     systemd.services."systemd-fsck@".restartIfChanged = false;
+    systemd.services."systemd-fsck@".path = [ config.system.path ];
     systemd.services."user@".restartIfChanged = false;
     systemd.services.systemd-journal-flush.restartIfChanged = false;
     systemd.services.systemd-random-seed.restartIfChanged = false;