diff --git a/system/options.nix b/system/options.nix
index 0a57304ab2b..5e0c6add507 100644
--- a/system/options.nix
+++ b/system/options.nix
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ in
 
     (import ../upstart-jobs/swap.nix)
     (import ../upstart-jobs/network-interfaces.nix)
-
+    (import ../upstart-jobs/nscd.nix) # Name service cache daemon.
 
     # security
     (import ../system/sudo.nix)
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/default.nix b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
index 18c4d7f9e86..d7b6317b91b 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/default.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ let
   jobs = map makeJob
     ([
     
-    # Name service cache daemon.
-    (import ../upstart-jobs/nscd.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) glibc;
-      inherit nssModulesPath;
-    })
-
     # Handles the maintenance/stalled event (single-user shell).
     (import ../upstart-jobs/maintenance-shell.nix {
       inherit (pkgs) bash;
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/nscd.nix b/upstart-jobs/nscd.nix
index c88c219c63b..fe89cdc5646 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/nscd.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/nscd.nix
@@ -1,35 +1,44 @@
-{glibc, nssModulesPath}:
+{pkgs, config, ...}:
+
+###### implementation
+
+let
+  nssModulesPath = config.system.nssModules.path;
+in
 
 {
-  name = "nscd";
-  
-  users = [
-    { name = "nscd";
-      uid = (import ../system/ids.nix).uids.nscd;
-      description = "Name service cache daemon user";
-    }
-  ];
-  
-  job = "
-description \"Name Service Cache Daemon\"
-
-start on startup
-stop on shutdown
-
-env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${nssModulesPath}
-
-start script
-
-    mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/run/nscd
-    mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/db/nscd
-
-    rm -f /var/db/nscd/* # for testing
-    
-end script
-
-# !!! -d turns on debug info which probably makes nscd slower
-# 2>/dev/null is to make it shut up
-respawn ${glibc}/sbin/nscd -f ${./nscd.conf} -d 2> /dev/null
-  ";
-  
+  services = {
+    extraJobs = [{
+        name = "nscd";
+        
+        users = [
+          { name = "nscd";
+            uid = (import ../system/ids.nix).uids.nscd;
+            description = "Name service cache daemon user";
+          }
+        ];
+        
+        job = ''
+      description \"Name Service Cache Daemon\"
+      
+      start on startup
+      stop on shutdown
+      
+      env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${nssModulesPath}
+      
+      start script
+      
+          mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/run/nscd
+          mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/db/nscd
+      
+          rm -f /var/db/nscd/* # for testing
+          
+      end script
+      
+      # !!! -d turns on debug info which probably makes nscd slower
+      # 2>/dev/null is to make it shut up
+      respawn ${pkgs.glibc}/sbin/nscd -f ${./nscd.conf} -d 2> /dev/null
+      '';
+    }];
+  };
 }