diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml
index 269f27f74fbd..cec399b62199 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1903.xml
@@ -604,7 +604,22 @@
The kubernetes module does no longer add the kubernetes package to
environment.systemPackages implicitly.
-
+
+
+
+ The intel driver has been removed from the default list of
+ X.org video drivers.
+ The modesetting driver should take over automatically,
+ it is better maintained upstream and has less problems with advanced X11 features.
+ Some performance regressions on some GPU models might happen.
+ Some OpenCL and VA-API applications might also break
+ (Beignet seems to provide OpenCL support with
+ modesetting driver, too).
+ Users who need this functionality more than multi-output XRandR are advised
+ to add `intel` to `videoDrivers` and report an issue (or provide additional
+ details in an existing one)
+
+
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
index 34ae8c11a3f0..34fbefa4256b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ in
videoDrivers = mkOption {
type = types.listOf types.str;
# !!! We'd like "nv" here, but it segfaults the X server.
- default = [ "ati" "cirrus" "intel" "vesa" "vmware" "modesetting" ];
+ default = [ "ati" "cirrus" "vesa" "vmware" "modesetting" ];
example = [
"ati_unfree" "amdgpu" "amdgpu-pro"
"nv" "nvidia" "nvidiaLegacy340" "nvidiaLegacy304"