diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
index 46c288f9296b..f71d1e3fe200 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@
       seeks = 148;
       prosody = 149;
       i2pd = 150;
-      dnscrypt-proxy = 151;
       systemd-network = 152;
       systemd-resolve = 153;
       systemd-timesync = 154;
@@ -414,7 +413,6 @@
       seeks = 148;
       prosody = 149;
       i2pd = 150;
-      dnscrypt-proxy = 151;
       systemd-network = 152;
       systemd-resolve = 153;
       systemd-timesync = 154;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/dnscrypt-proxy.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/dnscrypt-proxy.nix
index 3d5ce7b9d5ce..2c5c82f4d55c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/dnscrypt-proxy.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/dnscrypt-proxy.nix
@@ -173,11 +173,12 @@ in
       }
     ''));
 
-    users.extraUsers.dnscrypt-proxy = {
-      uid = config.ids.uids.dnscrypt-proxy;
+    users.users.dnscrypt-proxy = {
       description = "dnscrypt-proxy daemon user";
+      isSystemUser = true;
+      group = "dnscrypt-proxy";
     };
-    users.extraGroups.dnscrypt-proxy.gid = config.ids.gids.dnscrypt-proxy;
+    users.groups.dnscrypt-proxy = {};
 
     systemd.sockets.dnscrypt-proxy = {
       description = "dnscrypt-proxy listening socket";