diff --git a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
index 795879c6764c..dcd83094b093 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
@@ -714,6 +714,8 @@ in
             RemainAfterExit = true;
           };
 
+          path = lib.optionals (cfgExpandOnBoot == "all") [ cfgZfs.package ];
+
           script = ''
             for pool in ${poolListProvider}; do
               systemctl start --no-block "zpool-expand@$pool"