diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/persistenced.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/persistenced.nix
index cf9a8f0f404b..96cb8b08e1cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/persistenced.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/persistenced.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     stdenv.cc.cc.lib
   ];
 
-  makeFlags = nvidia_x11.makeFlags ++ [ "DATE=true" ];
+  makeFlags = nvidia_x11.passthru.mod.makeFlags ++ [ "DATE=true" ];
 
   installFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];