diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/nsd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/nsd.nix
index 0f01b9d4af04..c8b8ed547ebb 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/nsd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/nsd.nix
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ in
 
       serviceConfig = {
         ExecStart = "${nsdPkg}/sbin/nsd -d -c ${nsdEnv}/nsd.conf";
+        StandardError = "null";
         PIDFile = pidFile;
         Restart = "always";
         RestartSec = "4s";