diff --git a/nixos/tests/userborn-immutable-etc.nix b/nixos/tests/userborn-immutable-etc.nix
index e95fba23063b..b4b1b56fc2fd 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/userborn-immutable-etc.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/userborn-immutable-etc.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ let
   common = {
     services.userborn.enable = true;
     boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
+    networking.useNetworkd = true;
     system.etc.overlay = {
       enable = true;
       mutable = false;