diff --git a/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix b/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
index 069bf8ecd9cf..c8ca959d91af 100644
--- a/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ in
       #udev = pkgs.systemd;
       slim = pkgs.slim.override { consolekit = null; };
       lvm2 = pkgs.lvm2.override { udev = pkgs.systemd; };
+      upower = pkgs.upower.override { useSystemd = true; };
+      polkit = pkgs.polkit.override { useSystemd = true; };
     };
 
   };
diff --git a/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix b/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix
index 1fdaee202d30..d025276ea8e9 100644
--- a/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix
+++ b/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ with pkgs.lib;
 
     services.udev.packages = [ pkgs.upower ];
 
+    boot.systemd.packages = [ pkgs.upower ];
+
     system.activationScripts.upower =
       ''
         mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/lib/upower