diff --git a/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix b/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
index cca8db8..73df691 100644
--- a/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ in
         // { TMPDIR = "${cfg.tempDir}"; };
     };
 
-    system.activationScripts.nix-daemon.text = mkIf daemon.enable ''
+    system.activationScripts.nix-daemon.text = ''
       buildUser=$(dscl . -read /Groups/nixbld 2>&1 | awk '/^GroupMembership: / {print $2}') || true
       if [ -z $buildUser ]; then
           echo "Using the nix-daemon requires build users, aborting activation" >&2