diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix
index 0ba3cd5dafab9c..49b0dcaf778ac9 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktop-managers/plasma6.nix
@@ -302,7 +302,10 @@ in
     services.displayManager.sddm = {
       package = kdePackages.sddm;
       theme = mkDefault "breeze";
-      wayland.compositor = "kwin";
+      wayland = {
+        enable = true;
+        compositor = "kwin";
+      };
       extraPackages = with kdePackages; [
         breeze-icons
         kirigami