diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix
index 938d585e3179..5bbf875f0d57 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/searx.nix
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ in
       serviceConfig = {
         User  = "searx";
         Group = "searx";
-        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/searx-run";
+        ExecStart = lib.getExe cfg.package;
       } // optionalAttrs (cfg.environmentFile != null)
         { EnvironmentFile = builtins.toPath cfg.environmentFile; };
       environment = {