diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/default.nix
index 89bbedf4d040..01760ffbc72d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/default.nix
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ in {
           name = "service-account";
           CN = "system:service-account-signer";
           action = ''
-            systemctl reload \
+            systemctl restart \
               kube-apiserver.service \
               kube-controller-manager.service
           '';