diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/video/displaylink.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/video/displaylink.nix
index d8284e85ae45..bee931da1806 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/video/displaylink.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/video/displaylink.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ in
     boot.extraModulePackages = [ evdi ];
     boot.kernelModules = [ "evdi" ];
 
+    services.xserver.externallyConfiguredDrivers = [ "displaylink" ];
+
     environment.etc."X11/xorg.conf.d/40-displaylink.conf".text = ''
       Section "OutputClass"
         Identifier  "DisplayLink"