diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/i3.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/i3.nix
index 47c927b85456..ea594a1ee585 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/i3.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/i3.nix
@@ -52,13 +52,11 @@ in
       default = with pkgs; [
         dmenu
         i3status
-        i3lock
       ];
       defaultText = literalExpression ''
         with pkgs; [
           dmenu
           i3status
-          i3lock
         ]
       '';
       description = ''
@@ -81,6 +79,7 @@ in
         '';
       }
     ];
+    programs.i3lock.enable = mkDefault true;
     environment.systemPackages = [ cfg.package ] ++ cfg.extraPackages;
     environment.etc."i3/config" = mkIf (cfg.configFile != null) {
       source = cfg.configFile;