diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/apiserver.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/apiserver.nix
index a5b132154766..f1531caa7544 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/apiserver.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/apiserver.nix
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ in
     extraOpts = mkOption {
       description = "Kubernetes apiserver extra command line options.";
       default = "";
-      type = str;
+      type = separatedString " ";
     };
 
     extraSANs = mkOption {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/controller-manager.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/controller-manager.nix
index a99ef6640e97..0c81fa9ae492 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/controller-manager.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/controller-manager.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ in
     extraOpts = mkOption {
       description = "Kubernetes controller manager extra command line options.";
       default = "";
-      type = str;
+      type = separatedString " ";
     };
 
     featureGates = mkOption {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/kubelet.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/kubelet.nix
index b5346b1cd44d..a428a60800cd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/kubelet.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/kubelet.nix
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ in
     extraOpts = mkOption {
       description = "Kubernetes kubelet extra command line options.";
       default = "";
-      type = str;
+      type = separatedString " ";
     };
 
     featureGates = mkOption {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/proxy.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/proxy.nix
index 86d1dc2439bd..7aa449f9aa21 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/proxy.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/proxy.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ in
     extraOpts = mkOption {
       description = "Kubernetes proxy extra command line options.";
       default = "";
-      type = str;
+      type = separatedString " ";
     };
 
     featureGates = mkOption {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/scheduler.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/scheduler.nix
index 5f6113227d9d..454c689759df 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/scheduler.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/scheduler.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ in
     extraOpts = mkOption {
       description = "Kubernetes scheduler extra command line options.";
       default = "";
-      type = str;
+      type = separatedString " ";
     };
 
     featureGates = mkOption {