diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/thermald.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/thermald.nix
index 5233794a20cc..88c3f99aed4e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/thermald.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/thermald.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ in {
 
   ###### implementation
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.thermald ];
+
     systemd.services.thermald = {
       description = "Thermal Daemon Service";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];