diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/flannel.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/flannel.nix
index 32a7eb3ed69e..2d67a2a2ad22 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/flannel.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/flannel.nix
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ in {
       path = [ pkgs.iptables ];
       preStart = optionalString (cfg.storageBackend == "etcd") ''
         echo "setting network configuration"
-        until ${pkgs.etcdctl}/bin/etcdctl set /coreos.com/network/config '${builtins.toJSON networkConfig}'
+        until ${pkgs.etcd}/bin/etcdctl set /coreos.com/network/config '${builtins.toJSON networkConfig}'
         do
           echo "setting network configuration, retry"
           sleep 1