diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix
index 819d0c251bf3..29cfbb8e9a08 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  config = mkIf (cfg.pools != {}) {
+  config = mkIf (cfg.pools != {} || cfg.poolConfigs != {}) {
 
     systemd.services.phpfpm = {
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];