diff --git a/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix b/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
index 42d31c946..ce9c18940 100644
--- a/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ in
     nix.useDaemon = true;
 
     launchd.daemons.nix-daemon = {
-      serviceConfig.ProgramArguments = [
-        "/bin/sh" "-c"
-        "/bin/wait4path ${config.nix.package}/bin/nix-daemon && exec ${config.nix.package}/bin/nix-daemon"
-      ];
+      command = "${config.nix.package}/bin/nix-daemon";
       serviceConfig.ProcessType = config.nix.daemonProcessType;
       serviceConfig.LowPriorityIO = config.nix.daemonIOLowPriority;
       serviceConfig.Label = "org.nixos.nix-daemon"; # must match daemon installed by Nix regardless of the launchd label Prefix