diff --git a/hosts/desktop1/configuration.nix b/hosts/desktop1/configuration.nix
index 02e1cfe..1a78444 100644
--- a/hosts/desktop1/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/desktop1/configuration.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
       ../../modules/nix/virt.nix
     ];
 
+  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+
   home-manager = {
     extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
     users = {
diff --git a/hosts/laptop1/configuration.nix b/hosts/laptop1/configuration.nix
index 8f2abc8..4897be6 100644
--- a/hosts/laptop1/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/laptop1/configuration.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     ];
 
   boot.loader.grub.efiInstallAsRemovable = true;
-  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = false;
 
   home-manager = {
     extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
diff --git a/modules/nix/grub.nix b/modules/nix/grub.nix
index 7d4dc7c..e43ff8d 100644
--- a/modules/nix/grub.nix
+++ b/modules/nix/grub.nix
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@
   boot.loader.grub.enable = true;
   boot.loader.grub.efiSupport = true;
   boot.loader.grub.device = "nodev";
-  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables.default = true;
 }