diff --git a/ops/nixos/howl/default.nix b/ops/nixos/howl/default.nix
index 9114dba286..03e63ff1da 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/howl/default.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/howl/default.nix
@@ -144,11 +144,6 @@ in {
       bits = 4096;
     }
   ];
-  environment.etc = {
-    "NetworkManager/system-connections" = {
-      source = "/persist/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/";
-    };
-  };
   systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
     "d /var/lib/libvirt 0755 root - - -"
   ];
@@ -168,6 +163,7 @@ in {
     };
   in [
     (bindMountSvc "/var/lib/libvirt" "libvirtd.service")
+    (bindMountSvc "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections" "NetworkManager.service")
     (bindMount "/root")
   ];
 
diff --git a/ops/nixos/porcorosso/default.nix b/ops/nixos/porcorosso/default.nix
index cc725e6fbd..dbe4465e65 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/porcorosso/default.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/porcorosso/default.nix
@@ -283,9 +283,6 @@ in {
     }
   ];
   environment.etc = {
-    "NetworkManager/system-connections" = {
-      source = "/persist/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/";
-    };
     "nixos" = { source = "/persist/etc/nixos/"; };
   };
   systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
@@ -308,6 +305,7 @@ in {
     };
   in [
     (bindMountSvc "/var/lib/libvirt" "libvirtd.service")
+    (bindMountSvc "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections" "NetworkManager.service")
     (bindMount "/root")
   ];