diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
index b26af1aa744..4a1b6de2873 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ with pkgs.lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.services.nginx;
-  nginx = pkgs.nginx.override { fullWebDAV = cfg.fullWebDAV; };
+  nginx = cfg.package;
   configFile = pkgs.writeText "nginx.conf" ''
     user ${cfg.user} ${cfg.group};
     daemon off;
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ in
         ";
       };
 
+      package = mkOption {
+        default = pkgs.nginx;
+        description = "
+          Nginx package to use.
+        ";
+      };
+
       config = mkOption {
         default = "events {}";
         description = "
@@ -46,10 +53,6 @@ in
         description = "Group account under which nginx runs.";
       };
 
-      fullWebDAV = mkOption {
-        default = false;
-        description = "Compile in a third party module providing full WebDAV support";
-      };
     };
 
   };