diff --git a/nix/local.mk b/nix/local.mk
index 44a26dd2c8..61d59937e8 100644
--- a/nix/local.mk
+++ b/nix/local.mk
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ systemdservicedir = $(libdir)/systemd/system
 nodist_systemdservice_DATA =			\
   etc/gnu-store.mount				\
   etc/guix-daemon.service			\
-  etc/guix-publish.service			\
-  etc/guix-gc.service
+  etc/guix-gc.service				\
+  etc/guix-gc.timer				\
+  etc/guix-publish.service
 
 etc/%.mount: etc/%.mount.in	\
 			 $(top_builddir)/config.status