diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/hardware/libinput.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/hardware/libinput.nix
index f3391c6e116..d2a5b5895e0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/hardware/libinput.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/hardware/libinput.nix
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ in {
 
     services.xserver.libinput = {
       enable = mkEnableOption (lib.mdDoc "libinput") // {
-        default = true;
+        default = config.services.xserver.enable;
+        defaultText = lib.literalExpression "config.services.xserver.enable";
       };
       mouse = mkConfigForDevice "mouse";
       touchpad = mkConfigForDevice "touchpad";