diff --git a/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix b/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
index 643fc42dc626..2210fea4e72c 100644
--- a/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
+++ b/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ in
       videoDrivers = mkOption {
         # !!! We'd like "nv" here, but it segfaults the X server.  Idem for
         # "vmware".
-        default = [ "ati" "cirrus" "intel" "vesa" ];
+        default = [ "ati" "cirrus" "intel" "vesa" "vmware" ];
         example = [ "vesa" ];
         description = ''
           The names of the video drivers that the X server should