3 files changed, 5 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
index 2061c02fffb..bef0ff36567 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
@@ -462,12 +462,16 @@ in {
         mkdir -m 700 -p /etc/ipsec.d
         mkdir -m 755 -p ${stateDirs}
       '';
+
+      aliases = [ "dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service" ];
     };
 
     systemd.services.NetworkManager-wait-online = {
       wantedBy = [ "network-online.target" ];
     };
 
+    systemd.services.ModemManager.aliases = [ "dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service" ];
+
     systemd.services.nm-setup-hostsdirs = mkIf dynamicHostsEnabled {
       wantedBy = [ "NetworkManager.service" ];
       before = [ "NetworkManager.service" ];
@@ -489,6 +493,7 @@ in {
 
       # useful binaries for user-specified hooks
       path = [ pkgs.iproute pkgs.utillinux pkgs.coreutils ];
+      aliases = [ "dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service" ];
     };
 
     # Turn off NixOS' network management
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/modem-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/modem-manager/default.nix
index b2644d0c2a4..fedc8d4b71d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/modem-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/modem-manager/default.nix
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
-  postInstall = ''
-    # systemd in NixOS doesn't use `systemctl enable`, so we need to establish
-    # aliases ourselves.
-    ln -s $out/etc/systemd/system/ModemManager.service \
-      $out/etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service
-  '';
-
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "WWAN modem manager, part of NetworkManager";
     homepage = https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ModemManager/;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
index 5bc915caea6..490ebd0fa6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''
-    # systemd in NixOS doesn't use `systemctl enable`, so we need to establish
-    # aliases ourselves.
-    ln -s $out/etc/systemd/system/NetworkManager-dispatcher.service $out/etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service
-    ln -s $out/etc/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service $out/etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service
-
     # Add the legacy service name from before #51382 to prevent NetworkManager
     # from not starting back up:
     # TODO: remove this once 19.10 is released