diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
index 945009f0058..3cc0e54723d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ in
       lfs = mkIf cfg.lfs.enable {
         PATH = cfg.lfs.contentDir;
       };
+
+      packages.CHUNKED_UPLOAD_PATH = "${cfg.stateDir}/tmp/package-upload";
     };
 
     services.postgresql = optionalAttrs (usePostgresql && cfg.database.createDatabase) {