diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-guest-agent.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-guest-agent.nix
index 37a93a29976b..39273e523e8f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-guest-agent.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-guest-agent.nix
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ in {
       };
       package = mkOption {
         type = types.package;
-        default = pkgs.qemu.ga;
-        defaultText = literalExpression "pkgs.qemu.ga";
+        default = pkgs.qemu_kvm.ga;
+        defaultText = literalExpression "pkgs.qemu_kvm.ga";
         description = "The QEMU guest agent package.";
       };
   };