diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/mail/postfix.nix b/nixos/modules/services/mail/postfix.nix
index fd4d16cdc37b0f..319b3b638444ff 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/mail/postfix.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/mail/postfix.nix
@@ -834,12 +834,6 @@ in
       };
 
       services.postfix.masterConfig = {
-        smtp_inet = {
-          name = "smtp";
-          type = "inet";
-          private = false;
-          command = "smtpd";
-        };
         pickup = {
           private = false;
           wakeup = 60;
@@ -921,6 +915,12 @@ in
           in concatLists (mapAttrsToList mkKeyVal cfg.submissionOptions);
         };
       } // optionalAttrs cfg.enableSmtp {
+        smtp_inet = {
+          name = "smtp";
+          type = "inet";
+          private = false;
+          command = "smtpd";
+        };
         smtp = {};
         relay = {
           command = "smtp";