diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/i2pd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/i2pd.nix
index 17828ca44ff2..e1a31a0c2ee0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/i2pd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/i2pd.nix
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ let
 
   i2pdSh = pkgs.writeScriptBin "i2pd" ''
     #!/bin/sh
-    exec ${pkgs.i2pd}/bin/i2pd \
+    exec ${cfg.package}/bin/i2pd \
       ${if cfg.address == null then "" else "--host="+cfg.address} \
       --service \
       --conf=${i2pdConf} \
@@ -253,6 +253,15 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
+      package = mkOption {
+        type = types.package;
+        default = pkgs.i2pd;
+        defaultText = literalExpression "pkgs.i2pd";
+        description = ''
+          i2pd package to use.
+        '';
+      };
+
       logLevel = mkOption {
         type = types.enum ["debug" "info" "warn" "error"];
         default = "error";