diff --git a/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix b/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
index ce9c1894..42d31c94 100644
--- a/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/modules/services/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ in
     nix.useDaemon = true;
 
     launchd.daemons.nix-daemon = {
-      command = "${config.nix.package}/bin/nix-daemon";
+      serviceConfig.ProgramArguments = [
+        "/bin/sh" "-c"
+        "/bin/wait4path ${config.nix.package}/bin/nix-daemon && exec ${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