diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/prosody.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/prosody.nix
index f82f8bfddbb7..247c4f1efb07 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/prosody.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/prosody.nix
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ in
 
         description = "Define the virtual hosts";
 
-        type = types.loaOf types.optionSet;
+        type = with types; loaOf (submodule vHostOpts);
 
         example = {
           myhost = {
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ in
           };
         };
 
-        options = [ vHostOpts ];
       };
 
       ssl = mkOption {