2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/security/audit.nix b/nixos/modules/security/audit.nix
index 3aa31e07907..f223f52ec48 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/security/audit.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/security/audit.nix
@@ -93,9 +93,11 @@ in {
 
   config = mkIf (cfg.enable == "lock" || cfg.enable) {
     systemd.services.audit = {
-      description = "pseudo-service representing the kernel audit state";
+      description = "Kernel Auditing";
       wantedBy = [ "basic.target" ];
 
+      unitConfig.ConditionVirtualization = "!container";
+
       path = [ pkgs.audit ];
 
       serviceConfig = {
diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/container-config.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/container-config.nix
index c210c8d5f25..b4f9d8b6fc1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/container-config.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/container-config.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ with lib;
     # Shut up warnings about not having a boot loader.
     system.build.installBootLoader = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/true";
 
+    # Not supported in systemd-nspawn containers.
+    security.audit.enable = false;
+
   };
 
 }