diff --git a/config/default.nix b/config/default.nix
index 7e66732e..b0b88689 100644
--- a/config/default.nix
+++ b/config/default.nix
@@ -279,5 +279,5 @@
 
   time.timeZone = lib.mkDefault "Europe/Berlin";
 
-  users.motd = builtins.readFile ./motd;
+  users.motdFile = ./motd;
 }