diff --git a/home/pixnix.nix b/home/pixnix.nix
index 3bf7d3f..277e25f 100644
--- a/home/pixnix.nix
+++ b/home/pixnix.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
   # packages
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
-    libvirt
     vagrant
   ];
 }
diff --git a/hosts/common/optional/libvirtd.nix b/hosts/common/optional/libvirtd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0c991e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/common/optional/libvirtd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  virtualisation.libvirtd = {
+    enable = true;
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hosts/pixnix/default.nix b/hosts/pixnix/default.nix
index 0942857..678932a 100644
--- a/hosts/pixnix/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/pixnix/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     ../common/users/john
 
     ../common/optional/docker.nix
+    ../common/optional/libvirtd.nix
     ../common/optional/sshd.nix
   ];