diff --git a/pkgs/lib/properties.nix b/pkgs/lib/properties.nix
index 4fa1b00a4116..46854d0e1431 100644
--- a/pkgs/lib/properties.nix
+++ b/pkgs/lib/properties.nix
@@ -309,7 +309,10 @@ rec {
 
   # Sugar to override the default value of the option by making a new
   # default value based on the configuration.
-  mkDefaultValue = content: mkOverride 1000 content;
+  mkDefaultValue = mkOverride 1000;
+  mkDefault = mkOverride 1000;
+  mkForce = mkOverride 50;
+  mkStrict = mkOverride 0;
 
   # Make the template traversal in function of the property traversal.  If
   # the template define a non-empty attribute set, then the property is