diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/smokeping.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/smokeping.nix
index d4d0594a9cdd..49080cf4820b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/smokeping.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/smokeping.nix
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ in
         mkdir -m 0755 -p ${smokepingHome}/cache ${smokepingHome}/data
         rm -f ${smokepingHome}/cropper
         ln -s ${cfg.package}/htdocs/cropper ${smokepingHome}/cropper
-        cp ${cgiHome} ${smokepingHome}/smokeping.fcgi
+        rm -f ${smokepingHome}/smokeping.fcgi
+        ln -s ${cgiHome} ${smokepingHome}/smokeping.fcgi
         ${cfg.package}/bin/smokeping --check --config=${configPath}
         ${cfg.package}/bin/smokeping --static --config=${configPath}
       '';