diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/consul.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/consul.nix
index 16f1b5eec879..8964d64145f5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/consul.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/consul.nix
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ in
         serviceConfig = {
           ExecStart = "@${cfg.package}/bin/consul consul agent -config-dir /etc/consul.d"
             + concatMapStrings (n: " -config-file ${n}") configFiles;
-          ExecReload = "${cfg.package}/bin/consul reload";
+          ExecReload = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";
           PermissionsStartOnly = true;
           User = if cfg.dropPrivileges then "consul" else null;
           Restart = "on-failure";