diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/tlp.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/tlp.nix
index cad510e571cb..0b7f98ab6a6d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/tlp.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/tlp.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ in
 
   ###### implementation
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    boot.kernelModules = [ "msr" ];
+    hardware.cpu.x86.msr.enable = true;
 
     warnings = optional (cfg.extraConfig != "") ''
       Using config.services.tlp.extraConfig is deprecated and will become unsupported in a future release. Use config.services.tlp.settings instead.