diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinc.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinc.nix
index 4b80185a649f..0354e76d74fb 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinc.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/tinc.nix
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ in
           Type = "simple";
           Restart = "always";
           RestartSec = "3";
+          ExecStart = "${data.package}/bin/tincd -D -U tinc.${network} -n ${network} ${optionalString (data.chroot) "-R"} --pidfile /run/tinc.${network}.pid -d ${toString data.debugLevel}";
         };
         preStart = ''
           mkdir -p /etc/tinc/${network}/hosts
@@ -186,9 +187,6 @@ in
             [ -f "/etc/tinc/${network}/rsa_key.priv" ] || tincd -n ${network} -K 4096
           fi
         '';
-        script = ''
-          tincd -D -U tinc.${network} -n ${network} ${optionalString (data.chroot) "-R"} --pidfile /run/tinc.${network}.pid -d ${toString data.debugLevel}
-        '';
       })
     );