diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/dwm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/dwm.nix
index a74bfce097de..7777913ce1e6 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/dwm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/dwm.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ in
       { name = "dwm";
         start =
           ''
-            ${pkgs.dwm}/bin/dwm &
+            dwm &
             waitPID=$!
           '';
       };